penitent

Letters that make penitent

e, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'penitent'

Words within penitent

IT, pe, te, pen, NT, en, ten, nit, tent, Ni, Te are words within 'penitent'


2 possible definitions for 'penitent'

Penitent as "(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)"

Under this definition, penitent is a noun and has the following properties:

penitent as a type

'penitent' can be a type of religious person.

Types of penitent

flagellant is a type of penitent.

penitent as a category

'penitent' can be a category of Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church, Roman Catholic.

Derivatives of penitent

penitent, repentant are derivatives of 'penitent'.


Penitent as "feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds"

Under this definition, penitent is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

repentant has the same meaning as penitent

Antonyms

impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful have the opposite meaning of 'penitent'

Derivatives of penitent

regret, repentance, penitence, repent, atone, penance, rue, penitent are derivatives of 'penitent'.

Similar to penitent

rueful, ruthful, penitentiary, remorseful, penitential, contrite are similar to 'penitent'.



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