Contrition vs. Repentance — What's the Difference?

In Christianity, contrition or contriteness (from the Latin contritus 'ground to pieces', i.e. crushed by guilt) is repentance for sins one has committed.

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.

Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.

The action of repenting; sincere regret or remorse

The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.

The act or process of repenting.

(obsolete) The act of grinding or rubbing to powder.

Remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin.

The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

The condition of being penitent.

The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.

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

Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

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

Remorse for your past conduct