repentir

Definitions of repentir
  1. noun
    remorse for your past conduct
    synonyms: expiation
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    type of:
    remords
    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
  2. noun
    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
    synonyms: remords
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    types:
    expiation
    remorse for your past conduct
    type of:
    regret
    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
  3. noun
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
    synonyms: expiation, pénitence
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    type of:
    rédemption, salut
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
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