Contriteness and Scruple

Contriteness

Contriteness noun - Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
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Scruple and contriteness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scruple" instead a noun "Contriteness".

Scruple

Scruple noun - A very small amount.

Contriteness and scruple are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contriteness" instead a noun "Scruple".

Nearby Words: scrupulous, scrupled, scrupling
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