penitent

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  1. adjective Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.
  2. noun One who is penitent.
  3. noun A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pēnitēns, pēnitent-, from Latin paenitēns, present participle of paenitēre, to repent.

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  1. from Middle English penitent, from Old French penitent, F. pénitent = Spanish Portuguese Italian penitente, from Latin pæniten(t-)s, pœnite(t-)s, Middle Latin also peniten(t-)s, penitent, a penitent, present participle of Latin pænitere, pœnitere, Middle Latin also penitere, cause to repent, intransitive repent, regret (impersonal me pænitet, I repent, I regret, am sorry, etc.), freq. of pœnire, variant punire, punish, from pœna, punishment, penalty, expiation, pain: see pain and punish. Hence, from Latin pænitere, also penant (a doublet of penitent, n.), penitence, penance, penitential, penitentiary, impenitent, repent, repentance, etc.
 

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/ˈpɛnɪtənt/
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