penitent

English - Turkish

Definition of penitent in English Turkish dictionary

{s} tövbekâr. i., (Hristiyanlık) bir günahı bağışlatmak için papazın önerdiği kefareti yerine getiren kimse

tövbekar kimse

pişman kimse

nadim

pişman

Anne pişman bir şekilde Ah, çok üzgünüm dedi. - Oh, I'm so sorry, said Anne penitently.

{i} pişman olan kimse

penitence nedamet

{i} kefaret ödeyen kimse

papaz tarafından kararlaştırılan cezayı çeken kimse

nedamet getiren

{s} tövbeli

penitentlypişmanlıkla

pişmanlık

{i} tövbekâr

{i} papazın verdiği cezayı çeken kimse

Related Terms

penitently

pişmanlıkla

English - English

Definition of penitent in English English dictionary

One under the direction of a confessor

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

If thou be penitent and grieved, or desirous to be so, these heinous sins shall not be laid to thy charge.

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions

Doing penance

One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance

Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!.

{n} one sorrowful for sin committed

{a} repentant, sorrowful for an offense

Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions. Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past penitent criminals. + penitently peni·tent·ly He sat penitently in his chair by the window. feeling sorry because you have done something wrong, and are intending not to do it again = repentant (pénitent, from , present participle of paenitere ). someone who is doing penance

{s} repentant; ascetic

{i} one who has returned to his faith; repenter; ascetic

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Related Terms

penitently

{a} with repentance, devoutly, lowly

A penitent

penaunt

penitently

In a penitent manner

penitently

regretfully, while showing sorrow; in the context of confession and repentance

penitently

showing remorse

penitents

plural of penitent

priest-penitent privilege

the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges

Hyphenation

pen·i·tent

Turkish pronunciation

penîtînt

Synonyms

penaunt, abject, apologetic, atoning, attritional, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

Antonyms

happy, unashamed, unrepentent

Pronunciation

/ˈpenətənt/ /ˈpɛnɪtɪnt/

Etymology

() From Middle English Old French Latin paenitens, poenitens (“penitent”), present participle of Latin paenitere, poenitere (“to cause to repent, intrans. repent, regret”).