Bible Dictionaries
Attrition

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.

(2):

(n.) The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.

(3):

(n.) The state of being worn.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Attrition'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/attrition.html. 1828.