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Webster 1913 Edition


Resipiscence

Resˊi-pis′cence

(r?sˊ?-p?s′sens)
,
Noun.
[L.
resipiscentia
, from
resipiscere
to recover one’s senses: cf. F.
résipiscence
.]
Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance.
[R.]
Bp. Montagu.

Webster 1828 Edition


Resipiscence

RESIPIS'CENCE

,
Noun.
[L. resipisco, from resipio; re and sapio, to taste.]
Properly, wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


resipiscence

resipiscence

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English

Noun

resipiscence (usually uncountable, plural resipiscences)

  1. (chiefly literary) Repentance; recognition of a past mistake, especially with a desire to improve in the future. [from 16th c.]