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penitent
[pen-i-tuhnt]
adjective
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,
noun
a penitent person.
Roman Catholic Church.a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.
penitent
/ ˈɛɪəԳ /
adjective
feeling regret for one's sins; repentant
noun
a person who is penitent
Christianity
a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them
RC Church a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him
Other 51Թ Forms
- penitently adverb
- nonpenitent adjective
- unpenitent adjective
- unpenitently adverb
- ˈԾٱԳٱ adverb
- ˈԾٱԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of penitent1
Example Sentences
Two of his victims took their own lives some years before the trial - a fact which he acknowledged in court with the same penitent but formulaic apology that he's offered to everyone else.
He’s genuflecting and appears penitent, it’s him with no public or private, shipwrecked in place in a way.
In Ecuador, thousands of penitents accompanied a statue of Jesus the Almighty in a march through the capital, while In Cuba, faithful marked Good Friday with a procession through the streets of Havana.
But it also happens to be Ash Wednesday, the solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Christianity’s most penitent season.
Blood splatters like raindrops from the tattooed body of a Filipino penitent as he flagellates himself to atone for sins.
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