Definition of contrite Contrite
/kʌntɹajˈt/ - [kuntrayt] - con•trite
We found 10 definitions of contrite from 6 different sources.
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What does contrite mean?
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Adjectivecontrite, contriter, contritest |
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| contrite - feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | ||
| remorseful, rueful, ruthful | ||
| penitent, repentant feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- contrite (a.)
Thoroughly bruised or broken. - contrite (a.)
Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent. - contrite (n.)
A contrite person. - contrite (v.)
In a contrite manner.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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contrite
Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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contrite
kon′trīt, adj. broken-hearted for sin: penitent.—adv. Con′tritely.—ns. Con′triteness; Contri′tion, deep sorrow for sin: remorse. [L. contritus—conter-ĕre—con, wholly, ter-ĕre, to bruise.]
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