penitent
See also: pénitent
English
WOTD – 9 July 2012
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitēns, poenitēns (“penitent”), present participle of paeniteō, poeniteō (“I cause to repent; I regret, repent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnɪtənt/
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Adjective
penitent (comparative more penitent, superlative most penitent)
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; feeling sincere guilt.
- 1838, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, B. Blake, p.730,
- If thou be penitent and grieved, or desirous to be so, these heinous sins shall not be laid to thy charge.
- (Can we date this quote by Milton?)
- Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
- 1838, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, B. Blake, p.730,
- Doing penance.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act I, scene ii]:
- […] But we that know what ’tis to faſt and pray, / Are penitent for your default to day.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act I, scene ii]:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:remorseful
Translations
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
Noun
penitent (plural penitents)
- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- 1837, William Russell, The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Longman, Rees, & Co., page 20,
- Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!
- 1837, William Russell, The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Longman, Rees, & Co., page 20,
- One under the direction of a confessor.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (one under church censure): consistent
Translations
one who repents of sin
one undergoing penance
Related terms
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/impassive' title='impassive'>impassive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/impatience' title='impatience'>impatience</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passion' title='passion'>passion</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passionate' title='passionate'>passionate</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passive' title='passive'>passive</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/passivity' title='passivity'>passivity</a>
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/patient' title='patient'>patient</a>
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitence' title='penitence'>penitence</a>
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitente' title='penitente'>penitente</a>
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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitentially' title='penitentially'>penitentially</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitentiary' title='penitentiary'>penitentiary</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/penitently' title='penitently'>penitently</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repent' title='repent'>repent</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repentance' title='repentance'>repentance</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repentant' title='repentant'>repentant</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/repentantly' title='repentantly'>repentantly</a>
Further reading
- penitent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- penitent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- penitent at OneLook Dictionary Search
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