Defenition of the word penitent

• Defenition of the word penitent

  • a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
  • feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  • (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

Synonyms for the word penitent

• • apologetic
  • contrite
  • regretful
  • remorseful
  • repentant
  • repenting
  • rueful
  • sorry

Similar words in the penitent

• • ashamed
  • contrite
  • penitent
  • penitential
  • penitentiaries
  • penitentiary
  • penitentiary's
  • penitently
  • penitents
  • remorseful
  • rueful
  • ruthful
  • sorry

Hyponyms for the word penitent

• • flagellant

Hypernyms for the word penitent

• • religionist
  • religious person

Antonyms for the word penitent

• • impenitent
  • unremorseful
  • unrepentant

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