The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.
The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance.
The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life.
Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.