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The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.
Charles Simeon

Meaning of "contrite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTRITE

From Latin contrītus worn out, from conterere to bruise, from terere to grind.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRITE

contrite  [kənˈtraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contrite is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTRITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

contrite

Contrition

Contrition or contriteness is sincere and complete remorse for sins one has committed. The remorseful person is said to be contrite. It is a key concept to Christianity. Through Christ, who is the mediator between God and man in most Christian religions, contrition becomes the first step towards reconciliation with God. In the Catholic Church, ordinarily absolution of sins occurs in confession to a priest of the Church; however, Protestantism, a religious movement which formed in the 16th century after breaking away from the Catholic Church, does not see confession to a catholic priest as necessary for forgiveness, while both the Catholic Church and the Protestant denominations see contrition as the first step of forgiveness of sins. It is regarded as a prerequisite to divine forgiveness. Its elements are hatred and regret for ones sin, a desire for God over sin, and faith in Christ's atonement on the cross and its sufficiency for salvation. Exhortations to the value and necessity for repentance are quite common: "I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from His way and live"; "...But unless you repent, you too will perish.".

Definition of contrite in the English dictionary

The first definition of contrite in the dictionary is full of guilt or regret; remorseful. Other definition of contrite is arising from a sense of shame or guilt. Contrite is also remorseful for past sin and resolved to avoid future sin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTRITE


alright
ɔːlˈraɪt
attrite
əˈtraɪt
bright
braɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
downright
ˈdaʊnˌraɪt
epitrite
ˈɛpɪˌtraɪt
fright
fraɪt
hyponitrite
ˌhaɪpəˈnaɪtraɪt
lithotrite
ˈlɪθəˌtraɪt
nitrite
ˈnaɪtraɪt
outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
overwrite
ˌəʊvəˈraɪt
rewrite
riːˈraɪt
right
raɪt
rite
raɪt
sprite
spraɪt
trite
traɪt
upright
ˈʌpˌraɪt
wright
raɪt
write
raɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRITE

contribution
contributive
contributively
contributiveness
contributor
contributories
contributory
contributory negligence
contrist
contristation
contritely
contriteness
contrition
contriturate
contrivable
contrivance
contrive
contrived
contrivement
contriver

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRITE

Amphitrite
amyl nitrite
anhydrite
chalcopyrite
diorite
favourite
ferrite
fluorite
handwrite
hypocrite
labradorite
laterite
marguerite
meteorite
neurite
norite
pyrite
sodium nitrite
underwrite
unfavorite

Synonyms and antonyms of contrite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTRITE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contrite» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of contrite

Translation of «contrite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRITE

Find out the translation of contrite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contrite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contrite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

懊悔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrito
570 millions of speakers

English

contrite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पछताया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تائب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кающийся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুতপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zerknirscht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

深く悔いている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contrite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn năn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வருந்துகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुराग्रही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pişman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

contrito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skruszony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкаюваний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smerit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συντετριμμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

berou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ånger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

angrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contrite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRITE»

The term «contrite» is regularly used and occupies the 101.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contrite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contrite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contrite

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3 QUOTES WITH «CONTRITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contrite.
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Steve Madden
You have to be a little contrite to get redemption.
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Johnny Marr
I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because it's sensible or that I'm contrite, but because I need to keep my focus on the music I'm making. To do that, I need to be wide awake.
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Charles Simeon
The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRITE»

Discover the use of contrite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contrite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Contrite Heart: Prosecution and Redemption in the ...
This work thus reveals the profound relation between law and penitential ideologies promoted by the Carolingian imperial court.
Abigail Firey, 2009
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A Broken and Contrite Heart
This book details the true promises of God that will take you from that desparate place of brokenness to a place of joy, peace and fruitfulness for Christ.
Effie Darlene Barba, 2011
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Baptist Magazine and Literary Review
£ l. £ ChatterU— Collection for W.tO. 0 10 0 Haddenham— Collection for II". & 0. 0 19 0 Contrite. tor X. P. .. 0 4 0 Melbourne — Collection for W. A 0. 113 0 XotTH East Cambridgeshire. Barton Mills- Collection 4 S 2 Contributions 2 12 0 ...
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The works of John Bunyan: With an introduction to each ...
whom he receiveth, and woe be to him whose heart God breaketh not. And thus have I proved what at first I asserted, namely, That a spirit rightly broken, an heart truly contrite, is to God an excellent thing. ' A broken and a contrite heart, O God, ...
John Bunyan, George Offor, 1850
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Entire Works
But note by the way that this broken, this broken and contrite heart, is thus excellent only to God: “ O God," saith he, “ thou wilt not despise it ;" by which is implied, the world have not this esteem or respect for such a heart, or for one that is of a ...
John Bunyan, Henry Stebbing, 1861
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...
Their strengths are no greater than a contrite reed or a strained arm. Jer. Taylor, Works fed. 1836), I. 911. Hence — 2. Broken in spirit by a sense of guilt ; conscience-stricken; humbled; penitent: as, a contrite sinner. A broken and a contrite ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
The act of making sad, or the state of being sad. In spacious knowledge there is much contristation. Bacon, Advancement of Learning, L 7. Pangs of fear and contristation. J. Robinson, Eudoxa, p. 41. Contrite (kon'trit), a. and n. [= P. contrit = 8p.
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The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support
And this in our text is the fourth, "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." But note by the way, that this broken, this broken and contrite heart, is thus excellent only to God : " O God," ...
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The Legends of the Jews
If the people are contrite, well and good ; if not, he brings noise makers into the field against them. If the people are contrite, well and good ; if not, he orders darts to be discharged against them. If the people are contrite, well and good ; if not, ...
Louis Ginzberg, Boaz Cohen, 1910
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Utter Mysteries to God
David possessed a contrite heart and Saul did not. A contrite heart leads to repentance, which brings about salvation and deliverance from God. Paul puts it this way in 2 Corinthians 7:10, "Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation ...
Kwabena Dautey Akufo, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contrite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greek leader calls for a new deal with Europe for beleaguered Greeks
He sounded alternately defiant and contrite. He conceded that Greece's woes were in large part the legacy of a series of corrupt Greek ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Jenrry Mejia doesn't issue public apology upon return from 80-game …
The manager wouldn't say if Mejia was contrite or apologetic. "It doesn't matter," Collins said. "It happened, you know? The guy's back. I'm not ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
3
Patients confront doctor who falsely diagnosed them with cancer
She said she saw him in court and was asked if she saw a man that was contrite. "I cried when I saw him walk in the door," she said. «CBS News, Jul 15»
4
Amy Schumer 'taking responsibility' for controversial joke
After initially pushing back on the criticism, arguing that making people uncomfortable is part of her as a comic, Schumer was more contrite in a ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
5
Teen uses smoke screen to hide cigarette use
He appears contrite and remorseful and has said, "I should never have gotten started with this stuff in the first place." On the other hand, he has ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
6
Luke McPharlin regrets going public with spray
A contrite McPharlin said on Tuesday that he shouldn't have aired his grievances in that moment, but said the Dockers were used to such ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
7
Can Nonprofits Learn Anything from the Reddit Revolt?
Ellen Pao, the interim CEO of the company, issued a statement yesterday that was contrite not only about the lack of communication relative to ... «The Nonprofit Quarterly, Jul 15»
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'Secrets and Wives' Recap: Jonathan Can't Keep His Hands to Himself
Amy is pissed, but Max knows how to push his mom's buttons, and he switches from defensive to contrite as soon as he realizes mom means ... «BuddyTV, Jul 15»
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Worse than a politician: Hema Malini's behaviour would be …
Someone else would have made sure Malini made the right, contrite noises in her public statements. It's not a question of integrity, but of ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
10
Just what can we make of Leicester's bold call?
So if the tape is to blame, the most obvious conclusion is that Pearson has been less than contrite in his actions over this. Maybe he tried to ... «FootballFanCast.com, Jul 15»

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