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penitent

/'pɛnɪtənt/

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adjective
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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repentant penitential penitentiary rueful remorseful ruthful contrite

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impenitent
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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type of:
religious person

Definition that contains penitent

confession (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
unrepentant not penitent or remorseful
unrepentantly in an impenitent manner
unremorseful not penitent or remorseful
impenitent not penitent or remorseful
impenitently in an impenitent manner