penitent
IPA: pˈɛnɪtɪnt
noun
- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- One under the direction of a confessor.
adjective
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
- Doing penance.
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Examples of "penitent" in Sentences
- The criminal is penitent.
- The pastor dismisses the penitent.
- The devil tries to seduce the penitent man.
- Otherwise, stick it in a penitent part of the main body.
- The devil tries to seduce Penitent, but Penitent resists.
- In such frame of mind, sinners come to the penitent form.
- Likewise, some penitent Lamanites defected to the Nephites.
- The King himself made a penitent pilgrimage to the cathedral.
- The image is unusual in that it is surrounded by two penitent figures.
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