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1. (adj.) penitent
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement; repentant; contrite.
2. (n.) penitent
a penitent person.
3. penitent
Rom. Cath. Ch. a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME < ML pēnitent-, L paenitent- (s. of paenitēns), prp. of paenitēre to regret)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) penitent
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
2. (adj) penitent, repentant
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) penitent
feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life
2. (adj) penitent
doing penance
3. (noun) penitent
one who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions
4. (noun) penitent
one under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance
5. (noun) penitent
one under the direction of a confessor
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