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penitent: Meaning and Definition of
pen•i•tent
Pronunciation: (pen'i-tunt), [key] — adj.
- feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
—n. - a penitent person.
- a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.