penitent Definition
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penitent
adj
- 1. Regretful for wrong one has done, and feeling a desire to reform; repentant.
- Thesaurus: contrite, remorseful, rueful, repentant, regretful, abject, atoning, in sackcloth and ashes.
- 1. A repentant person, especially one doing penance on the instruction of a confessor.
2. RC Church.
- A member of one of various orders devoted to penitential exercises, etc.
noun
- A feeling of regret for wrong done and of desire for reform
- Thesaurus: contrition, repentance, remorse, regret, self-reproach, shame.
adverb
