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This is a great question without a great answer.
Some authorities hold that repent derives from the Latin paene or the Greek poenere and has something therefor to do with pain and suffering.
Some hold that it derives from the ME repenten, from the OF repentir, from the Latin pentire, and means to be sorry.
Whatever its etymology, we got a big dose of it in the liturgy for Ash Wednesday tonight!
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted All pent out of shape Jackie 03/02/06 02:00 AM Re: All pent out of shape Alex Williams 03/02/06 02:13 AM Re: All pent out of shape Elizabeth Creith 03/02/06 03:10 AM Re: All pent out of shape Father Steve 03/02/06 05:35 AM Re: All pent out of shape maverick 03/02/06 11:42 AM Re: re- Faldage 03/02/06 11:55 AM Repents TEd Remington 03/02/06 12:21 PM Re: Repents Owlbow 03/02/06 06:19 PM Re: All pent out of shape WhitmanO'Neill 03/03/06 03:35 PM Re: All pent out of shape Father Steve 03/03/06 08:47 PM Pondering TEd Remington 03/03/06 09:11 PM
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