resipiscence

British

/ ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsəns /

noun

literary acknowledgment that one has been mistaken

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Other Word Forms

resipiscent adjective

Etymology

Origin of resipiscence

C16: from Late Latin resipiscentia , from resipiscere to recover one's senses, from Latin sapere to know

Example Sentences

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Resipiscence, res-i-pis′ens, n. change to a better frame of mind.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Tu n'es point de ceux-là que la honte de leur vilainie, ni le remords de leurs damnables intentions puisse attirer à aucune résipiscence et amendement.

From Project Gutenberg

Endless stories could be keyed or geared on to different parts of the main legend: there might be a Tristan-saga, a Palomides-saga, a Gawain-saga, episodes of Balin or of Beaumains, incidents of the fate of the damsel of Astolat or the resipiscence of Geraint.

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