penitent

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
2. Doing penance.

Noun

1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
3. One under the direction of a confessor.

Conceptos

penitente

arrepentido

arrepentida

contrito

Sinónimos

repentant

contrite

sorry

regretful

rueful

repent

remorseful

apologetic

ruthful

repenting

penance

nieve penitente

confess

feel remorse

regret

Traducciones

pénitent

penitente

penitent

reuig

pişman

penitente

contrito

berouwvol

μετανοών

boetvaardig

bußfertig

Beichtkind

repentant

reumütig

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpɛnɪtənt/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: -

In summary

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitēns, poenitēns (“penitent”), present participle of paeniteō, poeniteō (“I cause to repent; I regret, repent”). Doublet of penitente.