penitent

penitent is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. Doing penance.
3. noun. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
4. noun. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
5. noun. One under the direction of a confessor.
6. noun. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
7. adjective. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

   Synonyms: repentant

Synonyms

repentant

Common word forms

penitents, penitentes, penitently

Words from these letters

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