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# contrition

noun

«contrition» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

The verse has the sense of being brought low, crushed, so that people turn back to God.

**Interpretation.** Tradition links it to teshuvah, return or repentance, which God invites.

### Meaning

deep sorrow and regret for wrongdoing [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contrition/#m1)

### Examples

- Thou turnest man to contrition; and sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.' (Writings PSA.90.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contrition/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contrition» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contrition/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«contrition» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/contrition.html) on Mova free.