different between repentance vs repentant

English

Alternative forms

• repentaunce (archaic)

Etymology

First attested circa 14th century, from Old French repentance. More at repent.

Pronunciation

• enPR: [r?-p?n?t?ns], IPA^(key): /???p?nt?ns/
• Hyphenation: re?pen?tance

Noun

repentance (countable and uncountable, plural repentances)

1. The condition of being penitent.
   • 1678, Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress, second period

     God hath denied me repentance. His words gives me no encouragement to believe.

2. A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Synonyms

• compunction
• contrition
• penitence
• remorse
• See also Thesaurus:remorse

Related terms

• repent
• repentant
• repentantly
• repented
• repenting

Translations

Anagrams

• penetrance

French

Etymology

Old French

Noun

repentance f (plural repentances)

1. repentance

Related terms

• repentir

Further reading

• “repentance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French repentance

Noun

repentance f (plural repentances)

1. repentance

Related terms

• repentir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

repentance f (nominative singular repentance)

1. repentance

Descendants

• English: repentance
• French: repentance

English

Etymology

From Old French repentant, present participle of repentir.

Adjective

repentant (comparative more repentant, superlative most repentant)

1. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:remorseful

Antonyms

• unrepentant

Related terms

• repent (verb)
• repentance (noun)

Translations

Noun

repentant (plural repentants)

1. One who repents; a penitent.

Anagrams

• penetrant

French

Verb

repentant

1. present participle of repentir

Adjective

repentant (feminine singular repentante, masculine plural repentants, feminine plural repentantes)

1. repentant

Further reading

• “repentant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• arpentent, pénétrant

Middle French

Verb

repentant (feminine singular repentante, masculine plural repentans, feminine plural repentantes)

1. present participle of repentir
2. (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of repentir

Old French

Adjective

repentant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular repentant or repentante)

1. repentant