penitent
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See also: pénitent
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitēns, poenitēns (“penitent”), present participle of paeniteō, poeniteō (“I cause to repent; I regret, repent”). Doublet of penitente.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
penitent (comparative more penitent, superlative most penitent)
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
- Synonyms: repentant, contrite; see also Thesaurus:remorseful
- 1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398:
- Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 54573970:
- If thou be penitent and grieved, or desirous to be so, these heinous sins shall not be laid to thy charge.
- Doing penance.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act I, scene ii]:
- […] But we that know what ’tis to faſt and pray, / Are penitent for your default to day.
Translations[edit]
feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses
doing penance
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Noun[edit]
penitent (plural penitents)
- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- Hyponym: consistent
- 1837, William Russell, The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Longman, Rees, & Co., page 20:
- Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!
- One under the direction of a confessor.
Translations[edit]
one who repents of sin
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one undergoing penance
one under the direction of a confessor
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Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “penitent” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “penitent” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- penitent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French pénitent, from Latin poenitens.
Adjective[edit]
penitent m or n (feminine singular penitentă, masculine plural penitenți, feminine and neuter plural penitente)
Declension[edit]
Declension of penitent
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | penitent | penitentă | penitenți | penitente | ||
| definite | penitentul | penitenta | penitenții | penitentele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | penitent | penitente | penitenți | penitente | ||
| definite | penitentului | penitentei | penitenților | penitentelor | |||
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