Contriteness
Contriteness noun - Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
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Synonyms for Contriteness
Ruefulness and contriteness are semantically related In some cases you can use "Ruefulness" instead a noun "Contriteness".
Ruefulness
Ruefulness noun - Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment.
Contriteness and ruefulness are semantically related in shame topic. You can use "Contriteness" instead a noun "Ruefulness", if it concerns topics such as penitence, guilty or bad conscience.
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Related pairs
- pity and contriteness
- pity and ruefulness
- rue and contriteness
- rue and ruefulness
- attrition and contriteness
- attrition and ruefulness
- shame and contriteness
- shame and ruefulness
- sorrow and contriteness
- sorrow and ruefulness
- grief and contriteness
- grief and ruefulness
- penance and contriteness
- penance and ruefulness
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