Repentance vs. Remorse

Repentancenoun

The condition of being penitent.

Repentancenoun

A feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Repentancenoun

The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow for what one has done or omitted to do; especially, contrition for sin.

Repentancenoun

remorse for your past conduct

Repentancenoun

the action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse

Repentance

Repentance is the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better. In modern times, it is generally seen as involving a commitment to personal change and the resolve to live a more responsible and humane life.

Remorsenoun

A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

Remorsenoun

(obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.

Remorsenoun

The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.

Remorsenoun

Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.

Remorsenoun

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Remorsenoun

deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

Remorse

Remorse is a distressing emotion experienced by an individual who regrets actions which they have done in the past that they deem to be shameful, hurtful, or wrong. Remorse is closely allied to guilt and self-directed resentment.