Word Meaning

penitent definition and meaning

a. 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.
a. Doing penance.
n. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
n. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
n. One under the direction of a confessor.

Crossword clues for penitent

- Contrite