Term
Attrition
Imperfect sorrow for sin arising from fear.
Filed underAnthropology & Hamartiology
Definition
Imperfect sorrow for sin, arising from fear.
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- ContritionTerm
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Sources
- 1.Childress, James F., and John Macquarrie, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986). 46Original citation: Childress, James F., and John Macquarrie, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986, 46.
Last revised August 14, 2026