Repent Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
Britannica Dictionary definition of REPENT
formal
:
to feel or show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right
[no object]
- The preacher told us that we would be forgiven for our sins if we repented.
- criminals who have repented for their crimes
— sometimes + of
- We must repent of our sins/wrongdoings.
[+ object]
- The preacher told us that we would be forgiven if we repented our sins.
— repentance
noun
[noncount]
- His behavior is a sign of true repentance.
- a holy day of fasting, prayer, and repentance
— repentant
adjective
[more repentant; most repentant]
- He seemed genuinely repentant.
- repentant sinners