Associations to the word «Penitential»

Wiktionary

PENITENTIAL, adjective. Pertaining to penance or penitence
PENITENTIAL, noun. A book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance

Dictionary definition

PENITENTIAL, adjective. Showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley