nnoun.person(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)Topic:Church of RomeRoman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchRoman ChurchWestern Church
Derivationally Related Form:penitent
Hypernyms:religious person
Inherited Hypernyms:penitentreligious personpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:penitentreligious personpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:flagellant
adjadj.allfeeling or expressing remorse for misdeedsSynset:repentant
Antonyms:unrepentantimpenitent
Derivationally Related Form:repentpenitentpenitencerepentance
Inherited Hypernyms:penitent
Similar to:contrite remorseful rueful ruthful penitential penitentiary
See also:ashamed bad regretful sorry