Daily Word: CONTRITION

con·tri·tion

   [kuhn-trish-uhn] 

~ noun

DEFINITION: 1) Sincere penitence or remorse. 2) Theology. Sorrow for and detestation of sin with a true purpose of amendment, arising from a love of God for His own perfections (perfect contrition), or from some inferior motive, as fear of divine punishment (imperfect contrition).

SENTENCE: If young brothers only felt more contrition for their acts, the perhaps the murder rate would decline in the inner city.