CONTRITE
Con"trite, v.
Defn: In a contrite manner.
CONTRITENESS
Con"trite`ness, n.
Defn: Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.
CONTRITION
Con*tri"tion, n. Etym: [F. contrition, L. contritio.]
1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction;
rubbing. [Obs.]
The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. Sir I.
Newton.
2. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance. My future days shall be one whole contrition. Dryden.
Syn. — repentance; penitence; humiliation; compunction; self-reproach; remorse. — Contrition, Attrition, repentance. — Contrition is deep sorrow and self-condemnation, with through repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God, and implies a feeling of love toward God. Attrition is sorrow for sin, or imperfect repentance produced by fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin. Repentance is a penitent renunciation of, and turning from, sin; thorough repentance produces a new life. Repentance is often used as synonymous with contrition. See Compunction.
CONTRITURATE
Con*trit"u*rate, v. t.
Defn: To triturate; to pulverize. [R.]