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penitent
" The impudence of the sinner displeases God as much as the modesty of the penitent gives him pleasure."
Saint Bernard

Meaning of "penitent" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENITENT

From Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PENITENT

ˈpɛnɪtənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENITENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penitent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENITENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Penance

Penance is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and Anglican Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. It also plays a part in non-sacramental confession among Lutherans and other Protestants. The word penance derives from Old French and Latin poenitentia, both of which derive from the same root meaning repentance, the desire to be forgiven. Penance and repentance, similar in their derivation and original sense, have come to symbolize conflicting views of the essence of repentance, arising from the controversy as to the respective merits of "faith" and "good works". Word derivations occur in many languages.

Definition of penitent in the English dictionary

The first definition of penitent in the dictionary is feeling regret for one's sins; repentant. Other definition of penitent is a person who is penitent. Penitent is also a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for them.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENITENT

annuitant · blatant · competent · concomitant · excitant · exorbitant · habitant · hesitant · impenitent · incompetent · infinitant · inhabitant · intermittent · irritant · latent · mightn´t · militant · palpitant · supernatant · visitant

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENITENT

penicillium · penile · penill · penillion · peninsula · peninsular · Peninsular Malaysia · Peninsular War · peninsularity · peninsulate · penis · penis envy · penistone · penitence · penitency · penitential · penitentially · penitentiaries · penitentiary · penitently

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENITENT

consistent · content · discontent · existent · extent · inadvertent · inconsistent · inexistent · information content · insistent · intent · letters patent · nonexistent · patent · persistent · portent · potent · renitent · stent · tent

Synonyms and antonyms of penitent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENITENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «penitent» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «penitent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENITENT

Find out the translation of penitent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of penitent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penitent» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

忏悔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

penitente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

penitent
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चातापी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منيب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

кающегося
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

penitente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অনুতপ্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pénitent
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Peniten
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Büßer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

後悔している人
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

참회
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Penitent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hối hận
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாவத்திற்காக வருந்துபவர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चात्ताप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tövbekâr
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

penitente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

penitenta
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкаюваного
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

penitent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετανιωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

berouvolle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ånger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

angrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penitent

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENITENT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penitent

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QUOTES WITH «PENITENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penitent.
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Saint Bernard
The impudence of the sinner displeases God as much as the modesty of the penitent gives him pleasure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENITENT»

Discover the use of penitent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penitent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dominican Penitent Women
As the first comprehensive introduction to medieval Dominican laywomen and Dominican penitent spirituality in English, this book makes a significant scholarly and spiritual contribution.
Maiju Lehmijoki-Gardner, Daniel Ethan Bornstein, E. Ann Matter, 2005
2
Penitent, With Roses: An Hiv+ Mother Reflects
A collection of essays by a white, middle-class, heterosexual Jewish mother describes the birth of her son, her diagnosis with AIDS when he was eleven-months-old, and her experiences as an AIDS activist and hotline volunteer.
Paula W. Peterson, 2001
3
A Fair Penitent and Other Stories
A Fair Penitent and Other Stories is collection of stories by Wilkie Collins. The title tale is a love story about a handsome actress, Mademoiselle Gautie, and Francois, another actor.
Wilkie Collins, 2008
4
Penitent Brothellers: Grace, Sexuality, and Genre in Thomas ...
Penitent Brothellers examines the religious perspectives of Jacobean dramatist Thomas Middleton, focusing on scenes of repentance and conversion in his city comedies.
Herbert Jack Heller, 2000
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A Fair Penitent
A. Fair. Penitent. Charles Pineau Duclos wasaFrenchwriterof biographies and novels, who lived andworked duringthefirsthalfofthe eighteenth century. He prospered sufficiently well, asaliteraryman,to be made secretary to the French Academy, ...
Wilkie Collins, 2014
6
The Holy Eucharist a Comfort to the Penitent: A Sermon ...
Angels; and while as a penitent he approaches as to the Redeemer's Side, he may hope that having so been brought, he, with the penitent, shall not be parted from It, but be with Him and near Him in Paradise. “ To the holier,” says another“,  ...
Edward Bouverie Pusey, 1843
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The History of a Penitent. A Guide for the Inquiring: in a ...
The Penitent's Natural Condition . . . . . . . . . . 19 III. The Helper of the Penitent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 iv. The Prayer ofthe Penitent .............. .. 63 V. The Conviction of the Penitcnt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 VI. The Faith of the Penitent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 VII  ...
George Washington BETHUNE, 1848
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The Penitent
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Penitent is the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith.
Isaac Bashevis Singer, 2012
9
The Visual Representation of Mary Magdalene in Art: From ...
Among religious figures in Western art, few have been as intriguing or as useful as the controversial Mary Magdalene.
Buthaina I. Zanayed, 2009
10
A Fair Penitent (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.
Wilkie Collins, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENITENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penitent is used in the context of the following news items.
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What It Was Like to Seek Asylum in Medieval England
The traditional custom was that the abjuring fugitive would dress in the clothes of a penitent (a simple tunic, no shoes, no hat), and head for the ... «Atlas Obscura, Jul 15»
2
An Irishman's Diary about the Dublin Camino
And it's not hard, even today, to imagine St James's Street as part of the narrow way along which penitent pilgrims went, trying to escape the ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
1996 taping of priest-suspect talk a topic in Lane DA race
... secret taping of Mockaitis' conversation with Hale gained international attention and outraged some Catholics — who hold the priest-penitent ... «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»
4
TF Schools: No Excuses for Poor Test Scores
TWIN FALLS | School officials are striking an almost penitent tone after students across the region scored poorly on new standardized tests. «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
5
Filmmaker Magazine Names 2015's '25 New Faces of Independent …
Cecilia Aldarondo: This first-time filmmaker is currently in post-production on her debut first-person documentary, "Memories of a Penitent Heart ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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Deputy District Attorney Patty Perlow speaks out on revelations …
... secret taping of Mockaitis' conversation with Hale gained international attention and outraged some Catholics — who hold the priest-penitent ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
7
14 Things about St. Bridget of Sweden that Caught My Eye Today …
... in your last agony you held out to all sinners the hope of pardon, when in your mercy you promised the glory of paradise to the penitent thief. «Patheos, Jul 15»
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140 New Projects Selected for the IFP's 2015 Project Forum Slate
Memories of a Penitent Heart directed by Cecilia Aldarondo and produced by Patricia Benabe. Twenty-five years after Miguel died of AIDS, his ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
9
The danger of asserting one's rights at the wrong time
... many of those on back roads in the Deep South — but having to play the penitent child in order to do so takes a severe toll on your psyche. «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
Resolving my pioneer issues
Okay – I guess these first few paragraphs don't sound very penitent, do they? I just had to establish what I'm talking about. And you can see that ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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