penitent
[ pen-i-tuhnt ]
/ ˈpɛn ɪ tənt /
adjective
feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
noun
a penitent person.
Roman Catholic Church.
a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.
Origin of penitent
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
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British Dictionary definitions for penitent
penitent
/ (ˈpɛnɪtənt) /
adjective
feeling regret for one's sins; repentant
noun
a person who is penitent
Christianity
- a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them
- RC Church a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him
Derived forms of penitent
penitence, noun penitently, adverbWord Origin for penitent
C14: from Church Latin
paenitēns regretting, from
paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin