Related Words for penitent

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repentant
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Adjective, Noun
sorry
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Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb
contrite
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
penitential
xx/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
remorseful
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Noun, Adjective
rueful
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Adjective, Adjective
unrepentant
xx/x
Adjective, Adjective
penitence
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Noun
sinner
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Noun
penance
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Noun
repentance
x/x
Noun
contrition
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Noun
confessor
x/x
Noun
priest
/
Noun
confession
x/x
Noun
absolution
xx/x
Noun
friar
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Noun
saint
/
Noun
expiation
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Noun
merciful
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Noun
repent
x/
Verb
transgressor
x/x
Noun
suppliant
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Noun
sincere
x/
Adjective
mourner
/x
Noun
sorrowful
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Adjective
gaoler
x/x
Noun
chaste
/
Adjective
devout
x/
Adjective
prisoner
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Noun
pious
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Adjective
saintly
/x
Adjective
confessing
x/x
Verb
clergyman
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Noun
solemn
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Adjective
piety
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Noun
worshiper
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Noun
atonement
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Noun
confessional
x/xx
Noun
sorrowing
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Noun
sinning
/x
Verb
brigand
/x
Noun
moralist
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Noun
virtuous
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Adjective
chastened
/x
Adjective
wrongdoer
//x
Noun
atone
x/
Noun
cloister
/x
Noun
faithful
/x
Adjective
apologetic
xxx/x
Adjective
tearful
/x
Adjective
plaintive
/x
Adjective
reproachful
x/x
Adjective
scrupulous
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Adjective
painful
/x
Adjective
suffering
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Noun
mournful
/x
Adjective
piteous
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Adjective
elegiac
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Noun
compassionate
x/xx
Adjective
sore
/
Adjective
vindictive
x/x
Adjective
furtive
/x
Adjective
pensive
/x
Adjective
pitiable
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Adjective
pent
/
Noun
tender
/x
Noun
pathetic
x/x
Adjective
doleful
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Adjective
feeling
/x
Noun
weepy
/x
Adjective
vengeful
/x
Adjective
meditative
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Adjective
revengeful
x/x
Adjective
prayerful
/x
Adjective
sackcloth
/x
Noun
garb
/
Noun
absolve
x/
Verb
prostrate
/x
Adjective
pardon
/x
Noun, Verb
reconciliation
xxxx/x
Noun
humble
/x
Adjective
knelt
/
Verb
forgiveness
x/x
Noun
truly
/x
Adverb
illustrious
x/xx
Adjective
weeping
/x
Verb
prayers
/
Noun
knees
/
Noun
shore
/
Noun
disposition
xx/x
Noun
true
/
Adjective
tears
/
Noun
acts
/
Noun
conscience
/x
Noun
dying
/x
Verb
trembling
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Verb
fair
/
Adjective
soul
/
Noun
obliged
x/
Verb
royal
/x
Adjective
apostle
x/x
Noun
ascetic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
dejected
x/x
Adjective
despondent
x/x
Adjective
devotee
xx/
Noun
disciple
x/x
Noun, Verb
disclosing
x/x
Noun
disconsolate
xxxx
Adjective, Noun
discouraged
x/x
Adjective
distraught
x/
Adjective
fugitive
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Adjective, Noun
guilty
/x
Adjective, Noun
heartbroken
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Adjective
humiliated
x/xxx
Adjective
imputed
x/x
Adjective
magdalen
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Name
martyr
/x
Noun, Verb
meek
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
moses
/x
Name
obedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
pilgrim
/x
Noun, Verb
prophet
/x
Noun
queen
/
Noun, Verb
reticent
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Adjective
submissive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
thankful
/x
Adjective, Noun
trustful
/x
Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
milestone
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Noun, Verb
shirtless
/x
Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
get
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Verb, Noun