resipiscence
/ (ˌrɛsɪˈpɪsəns) /
noun
literary acknowledgment that one has been mistaken
Origin of resipiscence
1C16: from Late Latin resipiscentia, from resipiscere to recover one's senses, from Latin sapere to know
Derived forms of resipiscence
- resipiscent, adjective
Words Nearby resipiscence
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How to use resipiscence in a sentence
resipiscence, res-i-pis′ens, n. change to a better frame of mind.
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