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penitent

English

  1. 🔊 feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  2. 🔊 (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

Spanish

  1. 🔊 penitente penitent

Similar words

repentant magdalen abject apologetic compunctious confessor conscience-stricken contrite grief-stricken humbled melted penitential penitentiary prodigal returned prodigal son regretful remorseful repentant rueful sad sheepish softened sorrowful sorry