All 12 Uses of
contrite
in
The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene by Greene
- He knelt down and they had given him time for a short act of contrition.†
Chpt 1.2contrition = sorrow or regret for a fault or offense(editor's note: This book also often uses the phrase "Act of Contrition", referring to a Catholic prayer expressing sorrow or regret for having sinned.)
- Make a good act of contrition,' the priest said, 'and say — say — have you a rosary?†
Chpt 1.3contrition = sorrow or regret for a fault or offense
- I shall feel contrition and be forgiven:
Chpt 2.1 *
- It was like seeing his own mortal sin look back at him, without contrition.†
Chpt 2.1
- He followed the woman, scurrying across the village to her hut, repeating an act of contrition mechanically as he went.†
Chpt 2.1
- He recited an act of contrition silently with only half a mind — '...my sins, because they have crucified my loving Saviour ...but above all because they have offended ...'†
Chpt 2.1
- He prayed silently, 'O God, give me any kind of death — without contrition, in a state of sin — only save this child.'†
Chpt 2.1
- He began to say silently an act of contrition, while they picked the brandy bottle out of his pocket, but he couldn't give his mind to it.†
Chpt 2.2
- The priest sat with his eyes on the ground ...'because it has crucified ...crucified ...crucified...' contrition stuck hopelessly over the formal words.†
Chpt 2.2
- 'It's been so long...' 'Say an Act of Contrition for your sins.†
Chpt 2.3
- What's the good of your saying an Act of Contrition now in this state of mind?†
Chpt 2.3
- He crouched on the floor with the empty brandy-flask in his hand trying to remember an Act of Contrition.†
Chpt 3.4
Definition:
feeling sorrow or regret for a fault or offense