
1) Ashamed 2) Atoner 3) Contrite 4) Regretful 5) Remorseful 6) Repentant 7) Rueful 8) Ruer 9) Ruthful 10) Sorry
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1) Ashamed 2) Contrite 3) French word used in English 4) Hair shirt wearer 5) Lent observer 6) Penitential 7) Remorseful 8) Rueful 9) Ruthful 10) Sorry 11) Sorry sinner 12) With rue his heart is laden
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• (a.) Doing penance. • (n.) One under the direction of a confessor. • (n.) One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance. • (a.) 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. • (n.) One who r...
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1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions. ... 2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance. ... 3. One under the direction of a confessor. ... Penitents is an appellation given to certain fraternities in Roman Catholic countries, distinguished by their habit, and employed in charitabl...
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Pen'i·tent adjective [ French
pénitent , Latin
paenitens ,
-entis ,
poenitens , present participle of
paenitere ,
poenitere , to cause to repent, to repent; probably akin to
poena punishment. See
Pain .]
1. Feeling pain or sorrow on ...
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Pen'i·tent noun 1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
3. One under the direction of a confessor. »
Penitents is an appellation given to certain fra...
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feeling or showing regretÂ
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[
adj] - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds 2. [n] - a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
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repentant adjective feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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[SAT terms] feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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