Associations to the word «Penitent»
Noun
- Inmate
- Theologian
- Friday
- Resentment
- Offender
- Thursday
- Cock
- Bishop
- Luke
- Quarrel
- Countenance
- Ill
- Paradise
- Welcome
- Virtue
- Grief
- Heart
- Misfortune
- Apostle
- Church
- Feast
- Pastor
- Neighbourhood
- Bead
- Christian
- Ash
- Judgment
- Tone
- Regret
- Hood
- Disposition
- Torture
- Nicholas
- Spectator
- Pity
- Discipline
- Motive
- Canvas
- Behaviour
- Anxiety
- Dress
- Nay
- Desert
- Barcelona
- Accused
- Mood
- Habit
- Catholic
- Monastery
- Counsel
- Temper
- Madame
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PENITENT, adjective. 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.
PENITENT, adjective. Doing penance.
PENITENT, noun. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
PENITENT, noun. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
PENITENT, noun. One under the direction of a confessor.
Dictionary definition
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).
PENITENT, adjective. Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds.
Wise words
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