Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contriteness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Contriteness \Con"trite`ness\, n.
Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

contriteness
n : sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: {attrition},
{contrition}]


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