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Penitent
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Meaning
Adj
●
Feeling
pain
or
sorrow
on account of
one's
sins
or
offenses
;
feeling
sincere
guilt.
●
Doing penance.
Noun
●
One who
repents
of
sin
; one
sorrowful
on account of
their transgressions.
●
One under
church
censure
, but
admitted
to
penance
;
one under
going
penance
.
●
One under the
direction
of a confessor.
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Synonyms
Repentant
Contrite
Remorseful
PæNitent
Penitant
PœNitent
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Repentant
Confessor
Contrite
Pious
Sinner
Priest
Catechumens
Remorseful
Wrongdoer
Parishioner
Sacrament
Sanctified
Clergyman
Sinless
Lord
Church
Believer
Christ
Faithful
God
Merciful
Wrathful
Servant
Transgressor
Unrighteous
Christian
Friar
Divine
Congregation
Pope
Saint
Venial Sin
Holy Man
High Priest
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