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  • 91remorse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. self reproach, regret, compunction, contrition, penitence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. compunction, contrition, self reproach, guilt; see regret 1 , repentance , shame 2 . See Synonym Study at repentance …

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  • 92repentance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sorrow, remorse, regret, penitence, contrition, compunction, contriteness, attrition, self denunciation, self abasement, self reproach, self condemnation, self humiliation, penance, prick of conscience. Ant. complacency,… …

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  • 93Compunction — Com*punc tion, n. [OF. compunction, F. componction, L. compunctio, fr. compungere, compunctum, to prick; com + pungere to prick, sting. See {Pungent}.] 1. A pricking; stimulation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That acid and piercing spirit which, with… …

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  • 94Repentance — Re*pent ance (r[ e]*p[e^]nt ans), n. [F. repentance.] The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Godly sorrow worketh repentance to… …

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  • 95penitence — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French penitance, from Medieval Latin poenitentia, alteration of Latin paenitentia regret, from paenitent , paenitens, present participle Date: 13th century the quality or state of being penitent ;… …

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  • 96repent — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French repentir, from Medieval Latin repoenitēre, from Latin re + Late Latin poenitēre to feel regret, alteration of Latin paenitēre more at penitent Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to turn… …

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  • 97Jansenism — Jansenism: Cornelius Jansen (1585–1638), professor at the Old University of Louvain. Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of di …

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  • 98Louanne Katraine — BSG Character caption = Capt. Louanne Katraine in Torn bgcolor = #fc0 fgcolor = #000 name = Louanne Katraine (Sasha) race = Human gender = Female callsign = Kat rank=Lieutenant (Episode 1.05 2.20) Captain (Episode 3.01 3.10) affiliation =… …

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  • 99Sacrament of Penance (Catholic Church) — In Roman Catholic teaching, the Sacrament of Penance (commonly called Confession , Reconciliation or Penance ) is the method given by Christ to the Church by which individual men and women may be freed from sins committed after receiving Baptism …

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  • 100Safety Promotion Center — The Safety Promotion Center is a museum and educational center operated by Japan Airlines to promote airline safety. It is located in Tokyo, Japan, near Tokyo International Airport.A major objective of the Safety Promotion Center is to establish… …

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