penitent
11penitent — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. penitentncie; lm M. penitentnci {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} w Kościele katolickim: człowiek przystępujący do spowiedzi <łac.> {{/stl 7}} …
12penitent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong. ► NOUN ▪ a person who repents or submits to penance. DERIVATIVES penitence noun penitential adjective penitently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin paenitere repent …
13PÉNITENT — ENTE. adj. Qui a regret d avoir offensé Dieu, qui est dans la pratique des exercices de la pénitence. Pécheur pénitent. Femme pénitente. Il est plus ordinairement substantif, et il signifie, Celui, celle qui confesse ses péchés au prêtre.… …
14penitent — [[t]pe̱nɪtənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions. [LITERARY] Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past... She is deeply… …
15penitent — pen|i|tent1 [ˈpenıtənt] adj formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pénitent, from Latin, present participle of paenitere to be sorry ] feeling sorry because you have done something wrong, and are intending not to do it again = ↑repentant… …
16penitent — penitently, adv. /pen i teuhnt/, adj. 1. feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite. n. 2. a penitent person. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. a person who confesses sin and submits to a… …
17penitent — 1. adjective a) Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life. If thou be penitent and grieved, or desirous to be so, these heinous sins shall …
18penitent — adj. penitent for * * * [ peɪnt(ə)nt] penitent for …
19penitent — I UK [ˈpenɪtənt] / US adjective sorry for something bad that you have done and willing to change your behaviour Derived word: penitence noun uncountable II UK [ˈpenɪtənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms penitent : singular penitent plural… …
20penitent — pen•i•tent [[t]ˈpɛn ɪ tənt[/t]] adj. 1) feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement; repentant; contrite 2) a penitent person 3) rel Rom. Cath. Ch. a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance • Etymology:… …
