repenter
One who regrets
A repenter is someone who repents—who feels remorse for wrongdoing and resolves to change.
The word appears most often in religious contexts, where repentance is central to salvation: The preacher called out to repenters in the congregation.
Outside such settings, the word sounds formal or archaic; people more commonly speak of someone who repents rather than calling them a repenter.
Feeling guilt over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
regret · lamentation · anguish · guilt · shame · self-blame · self-condemnation · pangs
Deliverance from harm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- prayerAddress to deity
faith · devotion · piety · sanctification · deliverance · holy · religion · sinner
Formal clearing of guilt
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
restitution · expiation · reparation · purification · pardon · redemption · sacrament · sackcloth
Act of changing states
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- changeTo make different
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
turnaround · reformation · amendment · correction · new leaf · born again · transformation · awakening
contrite
Feeling guilt over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
compunction · regret · lamentation · anguish · guilt · shame · self-blame · self-condemnation · pangs · qualms
salvation
Deliverance from harm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
prayer · faith · devotion · piety · sanctification · deliverance · holy · religion · sinner · prodigal
absolution
Formal clearing of guilt
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
amends · restitution · expiation · reparation · purification · pardon · redemption · sacrament · sackcloth · fasting
conversion
Act of changing states
rebirth · turnaround · reformation · amendment · correction · new leaf · born again · transformation · awakening · turning point
repenterimpenitent
Feeling no regret
unrepentant · unapologetic · remorseless · recidivist · unremorseful
repenterapostate
One who renounces faith
denier · self-justifier · uncontrite · scoffer · hardened heart
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