English to English
penitent
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adjective (a)
- feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.(noun)source: webster1913
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