Penitente


Pen·i·ten·te

P0165000 (pĕn′ĭ-tĕn′tā, -tē)n. A member of a Roman Catholic brotherhood in parts of the Southwest, of Native American and Hispanic origin, that celebrates the Passion with rites involving fasting and self-flagellation.
[Spanish, from Latin paenitēns, paenitent-, penitent; see penitent.]