penitent
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adjective \-tənt\Definition of PENITENT
: feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
— pen·i·tent·ly adverb
See Examples of PENITENT
- <a penitent gossip who had come to ask for forgiveness>
Origin of PENITENT
Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French penitent, from Latin paenitent-, paenitens, from present participle of paenitēre to cause regret, feel regret, perhaps from paene almost
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to PENITENT
- Synonyms
- apologetic, compunctious, contrite, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry
- Antonyms
- impenitent, remorseless, unapologetic, unrepentant
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
2penitent
nounDefinition of PENITENT
1
: a person who repents of sin
2
: a person under church censure but admitted to penance or reconciliation especially under the direction of a confessor
First Known Use of PENITENT
14th century
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