All 4 Uses of
repent
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- Repentance through organ donation?†
*repentance = to feel or express regret for having done wrong and to desire to be a better person in the future
- For Jews, repentance is about conduct—you realize you've done something wrong, you resolve to change it in the future.†
- When you repent, usually, you feel sad—because of the regret that led you there.†
repent = to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future
- In Gnostic texts, the focus wasn't on sin and repentance, but instead on illusion and enlightenment.†
repentance = to feel or express regret for having done wrong and to desire to be a better person in the future