penitent

(pĕn'ĭ-tənt)
adj.
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.

n.

1. One who is penitent.
2. 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.

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adjective

1. Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.
2. Expressing or inclined to express an apology: apologetic, contrite, regretful, repentant, sorry. See regret/impenitence.

adj

Definition: shamed, sorrowful
Antonyms: happy, unashamed, unrepentant

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Undergoing or awaiting punishment.

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IN BRIEF: Feeling or showing sorrow or regret.

The penitent child told her mother about her difficulties on the playground.

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• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative
• Individuals and Titles - penitent: person who confesses sin and seeks repentance

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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

Italiano (Italian)
penitente

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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