PENITENT
\pˈɛnɪtənt], \pˈɛnɪtənt], \p_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_t_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of PENITENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Doing penance.
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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.
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One under the direction of a confessor.
By Oddity Software
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Doing penance.
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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.
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One under the direction of a confessor.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Penitently.
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Suffering pain or sorrow for sin: contrite: repentant.
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One grieved for sin: one under penance.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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