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Webster 1913 Edition
Remorse
Re-morse′
(r?-m?rs′)
, Noun.
[OE.
remors
, OF. remors
,F. remords
, LL. remorsus
, fr. L. remordere
, remorsum
, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re-
re- + mordere
to bite. See Morsel
.] 1.
The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one’s past life.
“Nero will be tainted with remorse.” Shak.
2.
Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.
Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no
To no
remorse
. Dryden.
But evermore it seem'd an easier thing
At once without
At once without
remorse
to strike her dead. Tennyson.
Syn. – Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See
Compunction
. Webster 1828 Edition
Remorse
REMORSE
,Noun.
1.
The keen pain or anguish excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed.2.
Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.Curse on th' unpard'ning prince, whom tears can draw to no remorse.
[This sense is nearly or quite obsolete.]