All 4 Uses of
repent
in
Carrie, by Stephen King
- And following Cain, Eve gave birth to Abel, having not yet repented of the Sin of Intercourse.†
*repented = expressed regret for having done something wrong
- And still Eve did not repent, nor all the daughters of Eve, and upon Eve did the Crafty Serpent found a kingdom of whoredoms and pestilences.†
repent = to express or feel regret for having done wrong
- We most heartily repent—" Carrie did not think anyone could understand the brute courage it had taken to reconcile herself to this, to leave herself open to whatever fearsome possibilities the night might realize.†
- The only way to kill sin, true black sin, was to drown it in the blood of (she must be sacrificed) a repentant heart.†
repentant = feeling regret for having done something wrong
Definition:
to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future