| 释义 |
pen·i·ten·te
\ˌpenəˈtentā, -tē\ noun
(plural penitentes \-ās, -ēz\)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: American Spanish, literally, penitent, singular of Penitentes Penitents, short for Los Hermanos Penitentes The Penitent Brothers, religious society that originated in Mexico
: a member of a religious society of Flagellants in Spanish-American communities of the southwestern United States (as New Mexico) who practice self-whipping and other forms of penitential torture particularly during Holy Week |