penitent
21penitent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French penitent, from Latin paenitent , paenitens, from present participle of paenitēre to cause regret, feel regret, perhaps from paene almost Date: 14th century feeling… …
22Pénitent — Pénitence Catholicisme Religions sœurs (branches) Catholicisme · Orthodoxie · Protestantisme Spécificités Église catholique romaine · Histoire de l Église catholique romaine Spécificités …
23penitent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. repentant, sorrowful, contrite; see sorry 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PEN i tunt] sorry, contrite, regretful. The truly penitent shall be forgiven their misdeeds. SYN.: sorry, sorrowful,… …
24penitent — pen|i|tent1 [ penıtənt ] adjective sorry for something bad you have done and willing to change your behavior ╾ pen|i|tence noun uncount penitent pen|i|tent 2 [ penıtənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who is sorry for something bad they have done and …
25penitent — 1 adjective formal feeling sorry because you have done something wrong, and intending not to do anything wrong again; repentant: He knelt and put his head on her knee like a penitent dog. penitently adverb penitence noun (U) 2 noun (C) someone… …
26penitent — adjective she stood there looking like a penitent child Syn: repentant, contrite, remorseful, sorry, apologetic, regretful, conscience stricken, rueful, ashamed, shamefaced, abject, in sackcloth and ashes Ant: unrepentant …
27penitent — /ˈpɛnətənt / (say penuhtuhnt) adjective 1. repentant; contrite; sorry for sin or fault and disposed to atonement and amendment. –noun 2. a penitent person. 3. Roman Catholic Church someone who confesses sin and submits to a penance. {Latin… …
28penitent — a, penitènt, o n. pénitente …
29penitent form — noun A seat for penitents at an evangelistic meeting • • • Main Entry: ↑penitent …
30Penitent Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima — The Congregation of the Penitent Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima is a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1959 Bro. Francisco Tolentino F.T., a hermit, at Aklan, The Philippines. The nuns are discalced, and live as penitents.… …
