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penitent

[ pen-i-tuhnt ]

adjective

  1. feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.

    Synonyms: , ,

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noun

  1. a penitent person.
  2. Roman Catholic Church. a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.

penitent

/ ˈɛɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. feeling regret for one's sins; repentant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is penitent
  2. Christianity
    1. a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them
    2. RC Church a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾٱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈԾٱԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·ٱԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·i·ٱԳ adjective noun
  • ܲ·i·ٱԳ adjective
  • un·i·ٱԳ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of penitent1

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin ŧԾٱԳ-, Latin paenitent- (stem of 貹ԾŧԲ ), present participle of 貹Ծŧ to regret; replacing Middle English penaunt < Anglo-French; penance
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of penitent1

C14: from Church Latin 貹ԾŧԲ regretting, from 貹Ծŧ to repent, of obscure origin
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He’s genuflecting and appears penitent, it’s him with no public or private, shipwrecked in place in a way.

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In Ecuador, thousands of penitents accompanied a statue of Jesus the Almighty in a march through the capital, while In Cuba, faithful marked Good Friday with a procession through the streets of Havana.

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But it also happens to be Ash Wednesday, the solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Christianity’s most penitent season.

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Blood splatters like raindrops from the tattooed body of a Filipino penitent as he flagellates himself to atone for sins.

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The early brawler, the reformed sage, the repeat offender, the penitent observer of silence, the strategist, the troublemaker, the king of the kids, the petulant self-justifier, the granular cricket analyst, the late-career paragon.

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