The definition the the word "penitent" is showing sorrow for something a person has wrong. Someone belonging to the Christian church should repent for their sins.
unrepentant
If you're willing to become penitent you have to change your negative traits.
The penitent criminal never broke the law again.
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If you're willing to become a penitent you have to commit suicide.
The words penitent and penance. The word penitentiary is from the word penitent, which means someone who feels regret: a sinner or wrongdoer who feels regret or sorrow for misdeeds; someone who does a penance as directed by a priest or minister after confessing his or her sins. A penitentiary is a place where a person convicted of wrongdoing will do penance their wrongdoings.
The Penitent - 1988 is rated/received certificates of: USA:PG-13
The girl was very penitent about her hair on the Atlanta Housewives. As a noun: The penitent vowed to do community service to atone for his misdeed. As an adjective: The penitent teens returned the next day to wash the windows that they had soaped.
The Mother Penitent - 1914 was released on: USA: February 1914
Have you got leave to go to shrift today? used as a noun. the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession.
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The Penitent - 1912 was released on: USA: 22 November 1912 UK: 13 February 1913