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# repentance

«repentance» in Mova's school dictionary: **being truly sorry for something wrong you have done and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (repentance — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Repentance is being truly sorry for something wrong you have done and wanting to change and not do it again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#m1)

2) (church, Bible) Repentance is turning away from sin and back to God; Christians believe God forgives those who truly repent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education, Bible stories and sermons repentance is a key idea: John the Baptist called people to repent, and the prodigal son came home in repentance. In stories about ethics it tells the reader a character has changed inside, not just said «sorry». Phrases: «show repentance», «a sign of repentance», «repentance and forgiveness».

### examples

- The boy's tears showed real repentance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x1)
- The judge noted that the man showed no repentance for the crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x2)
- Christians believe repentance means turning back to God. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x3)
- John the Baptist preached repentance by the river Jordan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x4)
- The prodigal son came home full of repentance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x5)
- Saying sorry is easy; repentance means you also change. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x6)
- Lent is a time of prayer and repentance for many Christians. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/#x7)

### note

Uncountable: no «a repentance» or «repentances». The verb is «repent», the adjective «repentant» (and «unrepentant» = not sorry at all). Repentance is deeper than an apology: it includes the wish to change. Spelling: -ance, not -ence.

### In the corpora

- [Repentance means turning back: being sorry and changing direction.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/14-parables-good-samaritan-prodigal-son-lost-sheep/17/)
- [Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.202/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «repentance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repentance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.