resipiscence

/ ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsəns /

noun

1. literary.
   acknowledgment that one has been mistaken

Derived Forms

• ˌresiˈpiscent, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resipiscence¹

C16: from Late Latin resipiscentia , from resipiscere to recover one's senses, from Latin sapere to know

Example Sentences

Resipiscence, res-i-pis′ens, n. change to a better frame of mind.

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