penitent
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ɪ adjective
1.
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
noun
2.
a penitent person.
3.
Roman Catholic Church. a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin pēnitent-, Latin paenitent- (stem of paenitēns), present participle of paenitēre to regret; replacing Middle English penaunt < Anglo-French; see penance
1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin pēnitent-, Latin paenitent- (stem of paenitēns), present participle of paenitēre to regret; replacing Middle English penaunt < Anglo-French; see penance
Related forms
pen·i·tent·ly, adverb
non·pen·i·tent, adjective, noun
un·pen·i·tent, adjective
un·pen·i·tent·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. remorseful, rueful, sorrowful.
1. remorseful, rueful, sorrowful.
Antonyms
1. unrepentant, impenitent.
1. unrepentant, impenitent.
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penitent (ˈpɛnɪtənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | feeling regret for one's sins; repentant |
| —n | |
| 2. | a person who is penitent |
| 3. | Christianity |
| a. a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them | |
| b. RC Church a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him | |
| [C14: from Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin] | |
| 'penitence | |
| —n | |
| 'penitently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
penitent
late 14c. (adj.), mid-15c. (n.), from O.Fr. pénitent (14c.), from L. paenitentem (see penitence).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The penitent man shall pass.
They were mistaken, of course, and many a penitent true believer would lapse into morbid atonement.
But as he admitted later, in penitent memoirs and interviews, he had not understood the variables of war itself.
Just what might have been done by a penitent nation is not made clear.
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