penitent

Meaning of penitent

noun
  1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
  2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
  3. One under the direction of a confessor.
adjective
  1. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
  2. Doing penance.

Information about penitent

  • The plural form of penitent is: penitents.
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Hyphenation of penitent

pen-i-tent

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • penitent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

penitent synonyms

Meaning repentant:

repentant

Meaning :

contrite

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