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| apologetic | Offering or expressing apology. She was very apologetic about the whole incident. |
| atone | Turn away from sin or do penitence. A human sacrifice to atone for the sin. |
| atonement | (in religious contexts) reparation or expiation for sin. He submitted his resignation as an act of atonement. |
| commit | Refer a parliamentary or legislative bill to a committee. You guys would have had me committed. |
| compunction | A feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed. They used their tanks without compunction. |
| confession | The religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith. His words are a political confession of faith. |
| contrite | Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses. A contrite tone. |
| contrition | The state of feeling remorseful and penitent. Prayers of contrition. |
| convict | A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense. Two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint. |
| expiate | Make amends for. Expiate one s sins. |
| extrajudicial | Beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted. An extrajudicial offer does not carry the same penalty in expenses. |
| forgive | Stop blaming or grant forgiveness. You will have to forgive my suspicious mind. |
| guilty | Justly chargeable with a particular fault or error. He felt guilty about the way he had treated her. |
| indiscretion | A petty misdeed. Sexual indiscretions. |
| misdeed | Improper or wicked or immoral behavior. His past misdeeds were forgiven. |
| penance | Impose a penance on. He had done public penance for those hasty words. |
| penitence | The action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance. A public display of penitence. |
| penitent | A person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor. A penitent expression. |
| penitential | Relating to or expressing penitence or penance. Wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words. |
| regret | Express with regret. Any inconvenience to readers is regretted. |
| regretful | Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. Regretful over mistakes she had made. |
| remorse | Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed. They were filled with remorse and shame. |
| remorseful | Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses. The defendant was remorseful for what he had done. |
| repent | Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. The Padre urged his listeners to repent. |
| repentance | The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse. Each person who turns to God in genuine repentance and faith will be saved. |
| repentant | Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful. He is truly repentant for his incredible naivety and stupidity. |
| rue | Sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment. She might live to rue this impetuous decision. |
| rueful | Expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous way. She gave a rueful grin. |
| salvation | Deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. The Christian gospel of salvation for all mankind. |
| sinner | A person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts. God forgives repentant sinners. |
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