penitent

• The best harbour for a penitent is a change of intention III. —  The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
• "It would be a pleasant little _denouement_ when the penitent was a pretty woman," said Trevalyon laughingly. —  A Heart-Song of To-day
• The two facts which presented themselves with overpowering force to the penitent were the anger of the deity and the necessity of appeasing that anger. —  The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
• This penitent is the particular friend of the female in question, who confided the secret to her, from whom I received it, accompanied by the most flattering promises of future protection and advancement. —  Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself
• Accordingly the first requisite on the part of the penitent is the will to atone, and this is done by contrition; the second is that he submit to the judgment of the priest standing in God's place, and this is done in confession; and the third is that he atone according to the decision of God's minister, and this is done in satisfaction: and so contrition, confession, and satisfaction are assigned as parts of Penance. —  Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

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