| ADJECTIVE | all | penitent, repentant | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | person | penitent | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) |
| Sounds | peh'nihtihnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ament ... varmint: 39 rhymes with ihnt... | |
| Meaning | Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | repentant | |
| Narrower | contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful | Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins / sins or offenses |
| penitential, penitentiary | showing or constituting / constituting penance | |
| See also | ashamed | Feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse |
| regretful, sorry, bad | Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone | |
| Opposite | impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful | not penitent or remorseful |
| Spanish | afligido, arrepentido, disgustado, dolorido, penitente | |
| Catalan | abatut, afligit, disgustat, dolgut, penedit, penitent | |
| Nouns | penitence | remorse for your past conduct |
| penitent | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) | |
| Adverbs | penitently | showing remorse |
| Meaning | (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor). | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Narrower | flagellant | A person who whips himself as a religious penance |
| Broader | religious person | A person who manifests devotion to a deity |
| Spanish | penitente | |
| Catalan | penitent | |
| Adjectives | penitent | feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds |
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