A penitent; a person doing penance.
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释义 | society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > [noun] > person undergoing (31) penantc1330 A penitent; a person doing penance. repentantc1390 A person who repents, a penitent. Also occasionally in extended use. Formerly also as a mass noun: †people who repent considered collectively (obs… penitenta1425 Christian Church. A person seeking forgiveness of sins and reconciliation to the Church through sacramental confession and absolution; a person… penancera1500 A person who is undergoing penance. Obsolete. rare. repenter1543 A person who repents; a penitent. penitentiary1563 A person who repents or performs penance; = penitent, adj. 1 2. Obsolete. shrift child1568 one who goes to confession to a certain priest, a penitent. penitentionary1577 A person doing or undergoing penance. contritea1600 A contrite person, a penitent. penitencerc1600 A person doing penance. Cf. penancer, n. 2. rare. confessanta1603 One who confesses or makes a confession, esp. as a religious duty. shriveling1603 Contemptuous term for: One under spiritual direction. confitent1606 One who confesses; a penitent. confessary1608 One who makes a confession; a confessant. penitentiala1633 A person performing or undergoing penance, a penitent. Also humorously: a prisoner. Obsolete. confessionaire1747 One who has been confessed by the priest. mourner1807 U.S. At an evangelical revival meeting: a person who publicly repents of his or her sins, a penitent. Cf. mourner's bench, n. Subcategories:— varieties of (11) — behaviour of (3) |
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