-
English
-
Russian
-
German
-
English
-
Russian
-
German
Contrition
Translation of "contrition" into Russian
contrition
Noun
contrition
He felt deep contrition for his past mistakes.
Он чувствовал глубокое раскаяние за свои прошлые ошибки.
Definitions
contrition
Noun
The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
His contrition was evident as he apologized for his mistakes.
In Christian theology, sincere remorse for having sinned, together with the resolve to do better and avoid sin in the future.
True contrition requires both sorrow for past wrongdoing and a firm purpose of amendment.
Idioms and phrases
deep contrition
His deep contrition after the incident was noticeable.
глубокое раскаяние
Его глубокое раскаяние после инцидента было заметно.
genuine contrition
She showed genuine contrition for her past mistakes.
искреннее раскаяние
Она проявила искреннее раскаяние за свои прошлые ошибки.
public contrition
The politician's public contrition did little to regain trust.
публичное раскаяние
Публичное раскаяние политика мало помогло вернуть доверие.
complete contrition
His complete contrition was a step towards reconciliation.
полное раскаяние
Его полное раскаяние было шагом к примирению.
feigned contrition
They suspected his apology was filled with feigned contrition.
притворное раскаяние
Они подозревали, что его извинения были наполнены притворным раскаянием.