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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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