PENITENT

penitent, repentant

(adjective) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

penitent

(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

penitent (comparative more penitent, superlative most penitent)

Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; feeling sincere guilt.

Doing penance.

Synonyms

• See also remorseful

Noun

penitent (plural penitents)

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.

One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.

One under the direction of a confessor.

Synonyms

• penaunt

Hyponyms

• (one under church censure): consistent

Source: Wiktionary

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Pen"i*tent, a. Etym: [F. pénitent, L. paenitens, -entis, poenitens, p.pr. of paenitere, poenitere, to cause to repent, to repent; prob. akin to poena punishment. See Pain.]

1. 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. Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. Milton. The pound he tamed, the penitent he cheered. Dryden.

2. Doing penance. [Obs.] Shak.

Pen"i*tent, n.

1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.

2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.

3. One under the direction of a confessor.

Note: Penitents is an appellation given to certain fraternities in Roman Catholic countries, distinguished by their habit, and employed in charitable acts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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