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Penitential

Penitential Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Penitential? [adj] showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words" [adj] of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Penitential: penitent \| repentant Related Terms \| Find terms related to Penitential: abject \| amendatory \| apologetic \| ascetic \| atoning \| balancing \| cleansing \| compensating \| compensational \| compensatory \| compunctious \| contrite \| counteracting \| counteractive \| counterbalancing \| countervailing \| expiatory \| humble \| humbled \| indemnificatory \| lustral \| lustrational \| lustrative \| melted \| offsetting \| penitent \| penitentiary \| piacular \| propitiatory \| purgative \| purgatorial \| purifying \| reclamatory \| recompensing \| recompensive \| rectifying \| redeeming \| redemptive \| redressing \| regretful \| reparative \| reparatory \| repentant \| repenting \| restitutional \| restitutive \| restitutory \| retaliatory \| righting \| satisfactional \| sheepish \| softened \| sorry \| squaring \| touched See Also \| Penitential In Webster's Dictionary \Pen`iten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]nitentiel.] Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears. ``Penitential stripes.'' --Cowper. Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse. --Sir W. Scott. \Pen`iten"tial\, n. (R. C. Ch.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also {penitential book}.

Penitential Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Penitential?

[adj] showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
[adj] of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Penitential: penitent | repentant

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Penitential In Webster's Dictionary

\Pen`i*ten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]nitentiel.]
Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing
penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential
book; penitential tears. ``Penitential stripes.'' --Cowper.

      Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can
      not cleanse.                             --Sir W.
                                               Scott.


\Pen`i*ten"tial\, n. (R. C. Ch.)
A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions,
containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called
also {penitential book}.

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