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Definition of Contriteness
1. Noun. Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
Generic synonyms: Regret, Rue, Ruefulness, Sorrow
Derivative terms: Contrite
Definition of Contriteness
1. n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.
Definition of Contriteness
1. Noun. The state of being contrite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contriteness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contriteness
Literary usage of Contriteness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, and Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans (1847)
"... Lord Goc among you ; that your hearts may be broken thereby, and your spirits
melted into true love and contriteness, and you preserved in that state. ..."
2. The Last of the Romanofs by Charles Rivet (1918)
""Salvation is in contriteness" (this is what the sly scoundrel had invented), "contriteness
can only come after we have sinned. Let us therefore sin, ..."
3. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1904)
"The child does not feel the necessity for contriteness of spirit and a change of
heart. We have been altogether too much concerned with teaching children a ..."
4. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1912)
""No doubt I have been unjust" said Norah with some little contriteness. "But let
me hear something more about this Mr. Brodie. What makes you think him so ..."
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