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    penitent
    /ˈpɛnɪt(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant: "a penitent expression"

    noun

    • 1. a person who repents their sins and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENITENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Penitent is an adjective that means showing that you are sorry for something you have done wrong, or a noun that means a person who is performing a religious act to show remorse. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

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      PENITENT translate: 悔過的，懺悔的, 悔罪者，懺悔者. Learn more in the...

    • Portuguese Translation

      penitent translate: penitente, penitente. Learn more in the...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penitentPenitent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Penitent is an adjective meaning feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses, or a noun meaning a person who repents of sin or does penance. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of penitent.

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  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penitentPenitent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Penitent means deeply sorry, ashamed, and full of remorse. If you feel sorry––or just want to appear to––you should adopt a penitent manner. Penitent comes from the Latin word paenitere, which means to repent. It can be either noun or adjective.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › penitentPENITENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Penitent definition: feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.. See examples of PENITENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › penitentPENITENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Penitent means feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins Dictionary.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › penitentPenitent - definition of penitent by The Free Dictionary

    Penitent means feeling or expressing remorse for one's sins or wrongdoing. It can also refer to a person who confesses and performs penance in the Roman Catholic Church. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of penitent.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › penitentpenitent | meaning of penitent in Longman Dictionary of ...

    Penitent is an adjective that means feeling sorry for doing something wrong, or a noun that means someone who is doing penance. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and usage of penitent with examples from the corpus.