contritio
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
contrītĭo: ōnis, f. contero,
I a grinding.
I Prop., Ennod. 3 med.—
II Trop., contrition, grief, = θλίψις (eccl. Lat.), Lact. 7, 18; Aug. Conf. 7, 7; Vulg. Jer. 30, 15; id. Psa. 13, 3; 59, 2 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
contrītĭō, ōnis, f. (contero), action de broyer : Ennod. Op. 4, 32 || [fig.] a) brisement, destruction, ruine : Lact. Inst. 7, 18 ; b) accablement : Aug. Conf. 7, 7.
