Thesaurus: penitent

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1. 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.
2. a. Doing penance.
3. n. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
4. n. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
5. n. One under the direction of a confessor.
6. adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
7. n. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
8. 1. 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. Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. Milton. The pound he tamed, the penitent he cheered. Dryden. 2. Doing penance. [Obs.] Shak. 1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions. 2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance. 3. One under the direction of a confessor. Note: Penitents is an appellation given to certain fraternities in Roman Catholic countries, distinguished by their habit, and employed in charitable acts.
9. j:29/n:71 n. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) a. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds