repentant

• Others held that if the apostate was repentant, then he should be admitted back into the fellowship of the Church. —  felix hominum
• Unitl he is repentant, there can be no forgiveness. —  RutlandHerald.com
• It did pass, naturally enough, on the very day that the breach between him and Margaret was partly healed; and the heart of Caleb Hazel, whom Chad, for months, had not dared to face, was made glad when the boy came back to him remorseful and repentant--the old Chad once more They were late in getting to the dance. —  The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
• "He's idiot enough to turn pious--repentant, I suppose, they would call it--and give the whole thing away. —  The Sign of the Spider
• Obviously, love will flow from one to another, when each is prepared to be known as the repentant sinner he is at the Cross of Jesus. —  The Calvary Road

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

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