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Showing words for PENITENT using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Penitent

penitent

7 Letter Words for Penitent

pentine, pentite

6 Letter Words for Penitent

intent, nitent, pennet, pentit, petite, pinene, pinnet, pitten, tenent, tenpin, tentie, tinnet

5 Letter Words for Penitent

enent, entte, ettin, inept, innet, nepit, peine, penie, penne, penni, petit, petti, pinte, tenet, tenne

4 Letter Words for Penitent

eine, epit, eten, inne, neep, neet, nein, nene, nete, neti, nine, peen, pene, peni, pent, pete, pien, piet, pine, pint, teen, teet, tene, tent, tepe, tete, tien, tine, tint, tipe, tipt, tite

3 Letter Words for Penitent

een, ene, epi, inn, int, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, nne, pee, pen, pet, pie, pin, pit, pte, ptt, tee, ten, tet, tie, tin, tip, tit, tnt, tpi

Definitions for Penitent

[1] feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite.
[2] a penitent person.
[3] Roman Catholic Church . a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance.
[4] feeling regret for one's sins; repentant
[5] a person who is penitent
[6] Christianity a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them RC Church a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him

Words related to Penitent

repentant, abject, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, regretful, remorseful, rueful, sorry, compunctious, penitential, attritional

Words nearby Penitent

peninsulate, penis, penis envy, penischisis, penitence, penitent, penitente, penitential, penitential psalm, penitentiary, penitis

Origin of Penitent

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin pēnitent-, Latin paenitent- (stem of paenitēns ), present participle of paenitēre to regret; replacing Middle English penaunt < Anglo-French; see penance

Other words from Penitent

pen·i·tent·ly , adverb
non·pen·i·tent , adjective, noun
un·pen·i·tent , adjective
un·pen·i·tent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Penitent

C14: from Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Penitent

repentant, abject, apologetic, atoning, attritional, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, rueful, sorry