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to repent one's words

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  • repent — I. /rəˈpɛnt / (say ruh pent) verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by of) to feel self reproach, compunction, or contrition for past conduct; change one s mind with regard to past action in consequence of dissatisfaction with it or its results. –verb… …  

  • eat one's words — take back what has been said; repent of what has been said …   English contemporary dictionary

  • repent — I re•pent [[t]rɪˈpɛnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to feel regretful or contrite for past conduct: to repent of an act[/ex] 2) to be penitent for one s sins and seek to change one s life for the better 3) to remember with self reproach or contrition: to repent… …   From formal English to slang

  • One Mighty and Strong — is a person of unknown identity who was the subject of an 1832 prophecy by Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, echoing the words and prophecy of Isaiah 28:2. The One Mighty and Strong was said by Smith to be one who… …   Wikipedia

  • repent, regret — These words are near synonyms, but they do have slightly different applications. To repent is to feel sorrow and to engage in self reproach, which is precisely the primary meaning of regret. But to repent is to go a step further: to feel so… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • To take the wind out of one's sails — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • BARUCH, REST OF THE WORDS OF — BARUCH, REST OF THE WORDS OF, apocryphal book, also called Paralipomena Jeremiae (Chronicles of Jeremiah) in its present form, a Christian reworking of a patently Jewish source. It is connected with the wider Baruch and Jeremiah literature… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

  • ELIEZER BEN HYRCANUS — (end of the first and beginning of the second century C.E.), tanna. He is sometimes called Eliezer the Great (Sot. 9:15; Tosef., Or., end) and is the Eliezer mentioned without patronymic. R. Eliezer was one of the pillars of the early talmudic… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Tergiversation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Tergiversation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 change of mind change of mind change of intention change of purpose Sgm: N 1 afterthought afterthought GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 tergiversation tergiversation recantation Sgm: N 2… …   English dictionary for students

  • atonement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Making amends Nouns 1. (act of atoning) atonement, reparation; compensation, quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, propitiation. See penitence, asceticism. 2. (sign of atonement) amends,… …   English dictionary for students

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