penitent
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pen·i·tent
(pĕn'ĭ-tənt) 
adj.
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.
n.
adj.
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.
n.
- One who is penitent.
- A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pēnitēns, pēnitent-, from Latin paenitēns, present participle of paenitēre, to repent.]
penitently pen'i·tent·ly adv.Roget's Thesaurus:
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penitent
adjective
- Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.
- Expressing or inclined to express an apology: apologetic, contrite, regretful, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.
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penitent
adj
Definition: shamed, sorrowful
Antonyms: happy, unashamed, unrepentant
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penitent
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penitent
IN BRIEF: Feeling or showing sorrow or regret.
The penitent child told her mother about her difficulties on the playground.
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categories related to 'penitent'
- Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
- Individuals and Titles - penitent: person who confesses sin and seeks repentance
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Penitent
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - angerfuld
n. - skriftebarn, opragende spids af is eller kompakt sne i højfjeldsområde
Nederlands (Dutch)
boeteling, biechteling, boetvaardig
Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Relig) pénitent
n. - (gén, Relig) pénitent
Deutsch (German)
n. - Büßer
adj. - reuig
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μετανοών, μεταμελημένος
adj. - μετανοημένος, μεταμελημένος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - penitente
adj. - penitente, arrependido
Русский (Russian)
кающийся грешник, раскаивающийся
Español (Spanish)
adj. - penitente, arrepentido
n. - penitente
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - botgörare, biktbarn
adj. - ångerfull
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
忏悔的, 悔悟的, 悔过者, 忏悔者
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 懺悔的, 悔悟的
n. - 悔過者, 懺悔者
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 회개한, 참회한
n. - 회오자, 고해자
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 罪を悔いている人, 告解者, 悔悟者
adj. - 罪を悔いた, 後悔した
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نادم, تائب (صفه) معترف, توبي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חוזר בתשובה, מתחרט, מתענה, מסתגף
n. - חוטא החוזר בתשובה, מסדר דתי המושיט עזרה לפושעים
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