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penitence
English
Alternative forms
- pænitence (archaic)
Etymology
First attested circa 13th century, from Middle English penitence, from Old French penitence, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”), from paenit?ns (“penitent”), present active participle of paenite? (“regret, repent”). Doublet of penance.
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?n??-t?ns
Noun
penitence (countable and uncountable, plural penitences)
- The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
Synonyms
- compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance, penance, atonement
- See also Thesaurus:remorse
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Translations
Middle French
Alternative forms
- paenitence
- poenitence
Etymology
From Latin paenitentia.
Noun
penitence f (plural penitences)
- (chiefly Christianity) penitence (repentance for one's sins)
Descendants
- French: pénitence
Old French
Alternative forms
- penitance
- penitaunce
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin paenitentia.
Noun
penitence f (oblique plural penitences, nominative singular penitence, nominative plural penitences)
- (chiefly Christianity) penitence (repentance for one's sins)
Descendants
- ? English: penitence
- Middle French: penitence
- French: pénitence
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penitent
English
Alternative forms
- pænitent (archaic)
- penitant (obsolete)
- pœnitent (archaic, nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenit?ns, poenit?ns (“penitent”), present participle of paenite?, poenite? (“I cause to repent; I regret, repent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?n?t?nt/
Adjective
penitent (comparative more penitent, superlative most penitent)
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
- Synonyms: repentant, contrite; see also Thesaurus:remorseful
- 1671, John Milton, Paradise Regained
- Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
- 1838, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, B. Blake, p.730,
- If thou be penitent and grieved, or desirous to be so, these heinous sins shall not be laid to thy charge.
- Doing penance.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act I, scene ii]:
- […] But we that know what ’tis to fa?t and pray, / Are penitent for your default to day.
- c. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, [Act I, scene ii]:
Translations
Noun
penitent (plural penitents)
- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- Hyponym: consistent
- 1837, William Russell, The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Longman, Rees, & Co., page 20,
- Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!
- One under the direction of a confessor.
Translations
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Further reading
- penitent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- penitent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- penitent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French pénitent, from Latin poenitens.
Adjective
penitent m or n (feminine singular penitent?, masculine plural peniten?i, feminine and neuter plural penitente)
- penitent
Declension
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