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resipiscence

/ ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsəns /

noun

  1. literary.
    acknowledgment that one has been mistaken
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌresiˈpiscent, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resipiscence1

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

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

Tu n'es point de ceux-là que la honte de leur vilainie, ni le remords de leurs damnables intentions puisse attirer à aucune résipiscence et amendement.

Endless stories could be keyed or geared on to different parts of the main legend: there might be a Tristan-saga, a Palomides-saga, a Gawain-saga, episodes of Balin or of Beaumains, incidents of the fate of the damsel of Astolat or the resipiscence of Geraint.

It was the object of the Inquisition that such people should not indeed be spared, but should not perish without a trial and without opportunity of resipiscence, so that they might save their souls if not their lives.

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