repentance
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 →
2) (church, Bible) Repentance is turning away from sin and back to God; Christians believe God forgives those who truly repent. tree →
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 →
- The judge noted that the man showed no repentance for the crime. tree →
- Christians believe repentance means turning back to God. tree →
- John the Baptist preached repentance by the river Jordan. tree →
- The prodigal son came home full of repentance. tree →
- Saying sorry is easy; repentance means you also change. tree →
- Lent is a time of prayer and repentance for many Christians. tree →
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
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «repentance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.