The quality or state of being contrite; sincere remorse and repentance for having done wrong.
From contrite + -ness (the quality of), with contrite from Latin contritus. The noun form abstracts the emotion into a measurable quality.
Contriteness is what religions measure to decide if you're genuinely sorry—not just regret, but a deep remorse that transforms how you see yourself.
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