| 释义 |
penitent /penˈi-tənt/ adjective- Suffering pain or sorrow for past sin and feeling a desire to reform
- Contrite
- Repentant
- Expressing sorrow for sin
- Undergoing penance
- Appropriate to penance
noun- A person who repents of his or her sin
- Someone who has confessed sin, and is undergoing penance
- A member of one of various orders devoted to penitential exercises and work among criminals, etc (RC)
ORIGIN: L paenitēns, -entis, prp of paenitēre to cause to repent, to repent penˈitence noun penˈitency noun (rare) penitential /-tenˈshl/ adjective Of the nature of, relating to or expressive of penitence noun- A book of rules relating to penance
- A penitent
- (in pl) the behaviour or garb of a penitent
- Black clothes (informal)
penitenˈtially adverb penitentiary /-tenˈshə-ri/ adjective - Relating to penance
- Penitential
- Penal and reformatory
noun- A prison (N American)
- A penitent
- An officer who deals with cases of penitence and penance
- A Roman Catholic office (under the Grand Penitentiary) at Rome dealing with cases of penance, dispensations, etc
- A book for guidance in imposing penances
- A place for the performance of penance (obsolete)
- An asylum for prostitutes (archaic)
- A reformatory prison or house of correction
penˈitently adverb penitent form noun A seat for penitents at an evangelistic meeting penitential garment noun A rough garment worn for penance penitential psalms plural noun Seven psalms (numbers 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and 143) suitable for singing by penitents |