resipiscence
/ (ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsəns) /
noun
literary
acknowledgment that one has been mistaken
Derived forms of resipiscence
resipiscent, adjectiveWord Origin for resipiscence
C16: from Late Latin
resipiscentia, from
resipiscere to recover one's senses, from Latin
sapere to know
Words nearby resipiscence
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resinify,
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resinous,
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resist,
resist printing,
resistance,
resistance level,
resistance plasmid
Example sentences from the Web for resipiscence
Resipiscence, res-i-pis′ens, n. change to a better frame of mind.