Definition

1. Verb:
   • To repent: To feel sincere regret or remorse for one's wrongdoings or sins, often with a commitment to change. This term carries a strong moral or religious connotation.
   • To show repentance: To express or demonstrate this regret through words, prayers, or actions, often in a religious context such as confession or penitential rites.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy thành tâm sám hối về những lỗi lầm trong quá khứ. (He sincerely repented for the mistakes of his past.)
  • Cô ấy đến chùa để sám hối. (She went to the temple to show repentance.)
  • Sau sự cố đó, họ đã sám hối và thay đổi cách sống. (After that incident, they repented and changed their way of life.)

Advanced Usage

• "kinh sám hối": A penitential prayer or sutra; a specific prayer recited to express repentance.

  • Các Phật tử tụng kinh sám hối vào ngày rằm. (Buddhists recite penitential prayers on the full moon day.)

• "lễ sám hối": A penitential ceremony or rite.

  • Lễ sám hối được tổ chức để mọi người cùng suy ngẫm về lỗi lầm. (The penitential ceremony was held for people to reflect on their wrongdoings.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự sám hối (n): Repentance; penitence. The state or act of repenting.
  • Sự sám hối của anh ta rất chân thành. (His repentance was very sincere.)

Synonyms

• Repent: To feel regret and change one's ways.
• Atone: To make amends for wrongdoings.
• Feel remorse: To experience deep regret or guilt.

Related Idioms

• "Một lời nói dối, sám hối bảy ngày": (Proverb) "One lie requires seven days of repentance." This idiom emphasizes that the regret and consequences of a dishonest act linger far longer than the act itself.
  • Anh ta hiểu ra câu "Một lời nói dối, sám hối bảy ngày". (He understood the proverb "One lie requires seven days of repentance.")

verb

1. to repent, to show repentance