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