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121contrite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. penitent, sorry (see penitence). Ant., unrepentant, obdurate. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. repentant, regretful, humbled, remorseful; see ashamed , sorry 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
122regretful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. penitent, remorseful, conscience stricken, frustrated; see apologetic , sorry 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. sorry, contrite, ashamed, apologetic, conscience stricken, guilty, penitent, self reproachful, *sadder… …
123Contrite — Con trite (?; 277), a. [L. contritus bruised, p. p. of contrere to grind, bruise; con + terere to rub, grind: cf. F. contrit See {Trite}.] 1. Thoroughly bruised or broken. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply… …
124Penitence — Pen i*tence, n. [F. p[ e]nitence, L. paenitentia. See {Penitent}, and cf. {Penance}.] The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. Penitence of his old guilt.… …
125Sacraments of the Catholic Church — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Sacraments within the article: Roman Catholic Church .The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, are efficacious signs of grace perceptible to the… …
126Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) — Munich, September 1910. Final rehearsal for the world premiere of Mahler s Eighth Symphony, in the Neue Musik Festhalle. The Symphony No. 8 in E flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest scale choral works in the classical concert r …
127Crimen sollicitationis (document) — Crimen sollicitationis (Latin for the crime of soliciting ) was a letter sent in 1962 by Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, to all Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops and other Local Ordinaries,… …
128Defrocking — laicization redirects here. For laicization meaning secularization, see secularization. To defrock, unfrock, or laicize ministers or priests is to remove their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry. This may be due to criminal …
