penitential
Meaning of penitential
adjective
- relating to or expressing penitence or penance.
penitential tears
late 15th century: from late Latin paenitentialis, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’.
Information about penitential
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of penitential is: penitentials.
- Languages in which penitential is used:
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Hyphenation of penitential
pen-i-ten-tial
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- penitential is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
penitential synonyms
Meaning compunction:
Translation of penitential
- Italian: penitenziale
- Spanish: penitencial
- French: pénitentiaire
- Portuguese: penitencial
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