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Definition of penitential - 2 dictionary results

pen⋅i⋅ten⋅tial

  [pen-i-ten-shuhl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance.
–noun
2. a penitent.
3. a book or code of canons relating to penance, its imposition, etc.
Origin:
1500–10; < ML pēnitēntiālis, LL paenitēntiālis. See penitent, -ial

Related forms:
pen⋅i⋅ten⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
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pen·i·ten·tial   (pěn'ĭ-těn'shəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or expressing penitence.

  2. Of or relating to penance.

n.  

  1. A book or set of church rules concerning the sacrament of penance.

  2. A penitent.

pen'i·ten'tial·ly adv.
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