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Definitions of repent
  1. verb
    turn away from sin or do penitence

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  2. verb
    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

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Definition that contains repent
  • sinner a person who sins (without repenting)
  • penance a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
  • penitent (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
  • evildoer a person who sins (without repenting)
  • sackcloth and ashes a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief
  • unregenerate unrepentant and incapable of being reformed
  • unreformable unrepentant and incapable of being reformed
  • impenitence the trait of refusing to repent
  • impenitency the trait of refusing to repent
  • ash wednesday the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
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