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remordency

remordency noun: remorse; compunction.

Noun

remordency (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Remorse; compunction.
    • that the guilt and remordency of his own conscience may make an accession to his misery.1824, James Nichols, Calvinism and Arminianism compared

Questions about remordency

What does remordency mean?
Remordency means remorse; compunction.
What part of speech is remordency?
Remordency is a noun.

Words near remordency in the dictionary

  1. remordant
  2. remordanted
  3. remordanting
  4. remordants
  5. remorded
  6. remordency
  7. remording
  8. remords
  9. remorin
  10. remorins
  11. remorphize

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