Usually means: Realization and regret for wrongdoing.
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  1. resipiscence: Merriam-Webster
  2. resipiscence: Collins English Dictionary
  3. resipiscence: Wordnik
  4. resipiscence: Wiktionary
  5. Resipiscence: Dictionary.com
  6. Resipiscence: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. resipiscence: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  8. resipiscence: FreeDictionary.org
  9. resipiscence: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. resipiscence: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. resipiscence: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Resipiscence: Online Plain Text English Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (resipiscence)

noun:  (uncountable) Recognition of one or more past mistakes, especially with a desire to improve in the future; repentance; (countable) an instance of this.
noun:  (uncountable) The act of becoming comprehending, reasonable or responsible, especially after having behaved in an uncomprehending, unreasonable, or irresponsible manner; the act of coming to one's senses; (countable) an instance of this.

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