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Webster 1913 Edition

Contrite

Con′trite

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
contritus
bruised, p. p. of
contrere
to grind, bruise;
con-
+
terere
to rub, grind: cf. F.
contrit
See
Trite
.]
1.
Thoroughly bruised or broken.
[Obs.]
2.
Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and thoroughly penitent.
A
contrite
heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Ps. li. 17.
Syn. – Penitent; repentant; humble; sorrowful.

Con′trite

,
Noun.
A contrite person.
Hooker.

Con′trite

,
Verb.
In a contrite manner.

Webster 1828 Edition

Contrite

CONTRITE

,
Adj.
[L., to break or bruise; to rub or wear. See Trite.] Literally, worn or bruised. Hence, broken-hearted for sin; deeply affected with grief and sorrow for having offended God; humble; penitent; as a contrite sinner.
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51.

Definition 2024

contrite

contrite

English

Adjective

contrite ‎(comparative more contrite, superlative most contrite)

  1. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.
    • 1955, Joseph Heller, Catch-22, chapter 13, page 133:
      He greeted Milo jovially each time they met and, in an excess of contrite generosity, impulsively recommended Major Major for promotion. The recommendation was rejected at once at Twenty-seventh Air Force Headquarters by ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen, who scribbled a brusque, unsigned reminder that the Army had only one Major Major Major Major and did not intend to lose him by promotion just to please Colonel Cathcart.
    • 1853, William Cowper, The Poetical Works of William Cowper, volume 3, Little, Brown & Co., page 9:
      The Lord will happiness divine / On contrite hearts bestow
  2. (obsolete) Thoroughly bruised or broken.

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Noun

contrite ‎(plural contrites)

  1. A contrite person; a penitent.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Hooker to this entry?)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃t.ʁit/

Adjective

contrite

  1. feminine singular of contrit

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈtri.te/

Adjective

contrite

  1. feminine plural of contrito

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtriː.te/, [kɔnˈtriː.tɛ]

Participle

contrīte

  1. vocative masculine singular of contrītus

Etymology

From Old French contrit, from Latin contritus.

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