•penitence, repentance: the condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning · penance: a sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer) · restitution in such penance
köken: From Middle High German buoze, from Old High German buoza, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu, akin to Old Saxon bōta and Dutch boete. More at English bote, boot.
köken: From Middle Irish aithrige, from Old Irish aithirge, the verbal noun of ad·eirrig (“to improve”), from ath- + ar- + Proto-Celtic *regeti (compare at·reig (“to rise”)).
aile: aithríoch, oifig aithrí, sagart aithrí
mar ə ńīnə myȷ æŕī ə n-r̥ bȧkī, tā myȷ əŕ fad kāĺcə.
fropenitence
Etimoloji
Borrowed from Dutch penitentie (“penance”), from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”).