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repentance (1121-25)
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repentance (1121-25)

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repantance,  repentaunce  (repentonce  Pet Phil 2635,  repenitaunce  Lum Lais ANTS 1288 (var.))  
  FEW:  poenitere 9,119a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  repentance 10,546c TL: repentance 8,886 DEAF:  repentir (repentance)  DMF:  repentance  TLF:  repentance  OED:  repentance n.  MED:  repentaunce n.  DMLBS: ∅

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theol.emotionrepentance, penitence: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Repentance n'en oi sage, Ainz me tuai par ma rage  S Brend mup 1297
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Petit e petit est venuz a repentance  Becket1 3887
( c.1378; MS: s.xivex )  Le vice d'Obstinacioun Par nulle predicacioun A repentance ne s'applie  GOWER Mirour 5737
( 1390-99; MS: s.xv1 )  la tresgrande repentance de les ditz malfaisours et lour tres ardant desir q'ils ount d'amender, redrescer et en toute manere selonc lour petitz poers reformer  Lett & Pet 12.xiv.19
repentance de cuer
theol.emotiontrue, sincere repentance: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  si od eawe de repentaunce [du quer] seit bien melee  BOZ Cont 81
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  par une verrai confession et une repentance de coer  Sz Med1 165.18
mettre en repentance
theol.emotionto bring to repentance, induce to repent: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  aprés asaia ses auditurs mettre en repentance  S Rich ANTS 1234

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See also:

nunrepentance  repentaille  repentie  repentir  repentisun 
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