Penitent means deeply sorry, ashamed, and full of remorse. If you feel sorry––or just want to appear to––you should adopt a penitent manner.
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.
Noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
Adjective
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
a.
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses;
repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and
resolved on amendment of life.
a.
Doing penance.
n.
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his
transgressions.
n.
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one
undergoing penance.
n.
One under the direction of a confessor.
Penitent
Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
The pound he tamed, the penitent he cheered.2.
Penitent
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
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