Question: How can pent and repent have a different meaning? Repent is not the same as pent but it should have been. Pent has one meaning and repent has another meaning. See the definitions below and to the right.
Question: How can pent and repent have a different meaning? Repent is not the same as pent but it should have been. Pent has one meaning and repent has another meaning. See the definitions below and to the right.
From: MERRIAM WEBSTER
Definition of pent
Definition of pent
: shut up : confined, repressed
a pent crowd
pent-up feelings
pent-up feelings
a pent-up emotion is a strong feeling that you do not express and that gradually becomes more difficult to control
re-
re-
a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion:
a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion:
regenerate; refurbish; retype; retrace; revert.
regenerate; refurbish; retype; retrace; revert.
From: MERRIAM WEBSTER
From: MERRIAM WEBSTER
Definition of repent
Definition of repent
intransitive verb
: to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one's life
: to feel regret or contrition: to change one's mind
transitive verb
: to cause to feel regret or contrition
: to feel sorrow, regret, or contrition for
Question: Is repent a made up word just for a religion? Do your own research.