12 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
noun sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
originEtymology tree Latin conterō Latin contrītusder. Old French contritbor. Middle English contrit English contrite Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English contriteness From contrite +…
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