penitent (redirected from penitents)

pen·i·tent  (pn-tnt)

adj.

Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.

n.

1. One who is penitent.

2. A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pnitns, pnitent-, from Latin paenitns, present participle of paenitre, to repent.]

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peni·tent·ly adv.

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penitent

Adjective

feeling regret for one's sins; repentant

Noun

a person who is penitent [Church Latin paenitens regretting]

penitence n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	penitent - (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity flagellant - a person who whips himself as a religious penance
Adj.	1.	penitent - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds repentant ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat" regretful, sorry, bad - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase" impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant - not penitent or remorseful

Translations

penitent [ˈpɛnɪtnt] adj → arrepentido;

(REL) → penitente

penitent [ˈpɛnɪtnt] adj → repentant(e)

penitent [ˈpɛnɪtnt] penitence adj → reuig

penitent [ˈpɛnɪtnt] adj → penitente