Associations to the word «Contrite»

Wiktionary

CONTRITE, adjective. Sincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions; apologetic.
CONTRITE, adjective. (obsolete) Thoroughly bruised or broken.
CONTRITE, noun. A contrite person; a penitent.

Dictionary definition

CONTRITE, adjective. Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.

Wise words

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
Friedrich Nietzsche