Definition for "Penitent"

Etymology

From Middle English Old French Latin paenitens, poenitens (“penitent”), present participle of Latin paenitere, poenitere (“to cause to repent, intrans. repent, regret”).
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Penitent - (Noun)

phonetic : /ˈpenitnt/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/penitent.mp3
plural : penitents
1. A person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God
2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) A person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes
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(n) penitent ((Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor))
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One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
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One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
  • Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!
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One under the direction of a confessor.
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Penitent - (Adjective)

phonetic : /ˈpenitnt/ http://www.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/de/0/penitent.mp3
1. Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
  • a penitent expression
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repentant (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)
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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 not be laid to thy charge.
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Doing penance.
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Penitent - (General)

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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2. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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3. (penitently) showing remorse
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4. (penitence) repentance: remorse for your past conduct
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5. Penance is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and Anglican Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. It also plays a part in non-sacramental confession among Lutherans and other Protestants. ...
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6. (Penitents (Barcelona Metro)) Penitents is a station of the Barcelona Metro network, served by L3, named after the Vallcarca i els Penitents area in the northern part of Gràcia. It opened in 1985. ...
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7. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions; One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance; One under the direction of a confessor; Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of ...
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8. (penitence) Condition of being penitent; Feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning
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9. (Penitence (90)) Originally, sacrifices made as an outward sign of contrition. Later, could be a sign of only attrition (fear of punishment) and used as a means to avoid punishment and attain forgiveness.
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10. (Penitence) An act, spiritual or physical, undertaken to absolve a sin.
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11. (penitence) Sorrow for sin, with desire to amend and atone
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12. A person who sorrows for sin; or a person who has confessed sin.
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13. repentant, sorrowful, contrite, in a mood to make amends. The penitential church wide period in the church calendar is the Lent season.
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14. sorry for wrongdoing
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