"penitence" in German penitence Bußfertigkeit Reue Detailed translations for "penitence" penitence penitence die Bußfertigkeit{feminine} penitence(also: remorse, sorrow, repentance, contrition) die Reue{feminine} So the greatest penitence must be ours. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wir müssen die größte Reue zeigen. English synonyms for "penitence" penitence {n} penance repentance