(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
Word Forms
penitent
adjective
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
penitent
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
penitence
noun
remorse for your past conduct
repentance
noun
remorse for your past conduct
repent
verb
turn away from sin or do penitence
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Büßer
(römisch-katholische Kirche) eine Person, die ein Fehlverhalten bereut (ein römisch-katholischer Mensch kann unter der Leitung eines Beichtvaters zur Buße zugelassen werden)
🇫🇷French
pénitent
(Église catholique romaine) une personne qui se repent d'un acte répréhensible (un catholique romain peut être admis à la pénitence sous la direction d'un confesseur)
🇪🇸Spanish
penitente
(Iglesia Católica Romana) una persona que se arrepiente de haber actuado mal (un católico romano puede ser admitido a penitencia bajo la dirección de un confesor)
🇮🇹Italian
penitente
(Chiesa cattolica romana) una persona che si pente di aver commesso un errore (un cattolico romano può essere ammesso alla penitenza sotto la direzione di un confessore)
🇳🇱Dutch
berouwvol
(Rooms-Katholieke Kerk) een persoon die berouw toont voor wangedrag (een rooms-katholiek kan onder leiding van een biechtvader tot boetedoening worden toegelaten)
🇵🇹Portuguese
penitente
(Igreja Católica Romana) uma pessoa que se arrepende de ter cometido erros (um católico romano pode ser admitido à penitência sob a direção de um confessor)
🇷🇺Russian
кающийся
(Римско-католическая церковь) человек, раскаивающийся в проступках (католик может быть допущен к покаянию под руководством духовника)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अनुतापी
(रोमन कैथोलिक चर्च) एक व्यक्ति जो गलत काम के लिए पश्चाताप करता है (एक रोमन कैथोलिक को एक विश्वासपात्र के निर्देशन में प्रायश्चित के लिए प्रवेश दिया जा सकता है)
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুতপ্ত
(রোমান ক্যাথলিক চার্চ) একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অন্যায়ের জন্য অনুতপ্ত হন (একজন রোমান ক্যাথলিক একজন স্বীকারোক্তির নির্দেশে তপস্যায় ভর্তি হতে পারেন)
🇮🇳Tamil
தவம்
(ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை) தவறுக்காக மனந்திரும்புபவர் (ஒரு ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்கர் ஒரு வாக்குமூலத்தின் வழிகாட்டுதலின் கீழ் தவம் செய்ய அனுமதிக்கப்படலாம்)
🇮🇳Telugu
తపస్సు చేసేవాడు
(రోమన్ కాథలిక్ చర్చి) తప్పు చేసినందుకు పశ్చాత్తాపం చెందే వ్యక్తి (ఒక రోమన్ కాథలిక్ ఒప్పుకోలు చేసే వ్యక్తి ఆధ్వర్యంలో పశ్చాత్తాపం చెందవచ్చు)
🇮🇳Marathi
पश्चात्ताप करणारा
(रोमन कॅथोलिक चर्च) चुकीच्या कृत्याबद्दल पश्चात्ताप करणारी व्यक्ती (रोमन कॅथोलिकला कबुली देणाऱ्याच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली तपश्चर्यासाठी प्रवेश दिला जाऊ शकतो)
🇮🇳Gujarati
પસ્તાવો કરનાર
(રોમન કેથોલિક ચર્ચ) એક વ્યક્તિ જે ખોટા કામ માટે પસ્તાવો કરે છે (રોમન કેથોલિકને કબૂલાત કરનારના માર્ગદર્શન હેઠળ તપસ્યામાં પ્રવેશ આપવામાં આવી શકે છે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಪಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡಿದ
(ರೋಮನ್ ಕ್ಯಾಥೋಲಿಕ್ ಚರ್ಚ್) ತಪ್ಪಿಗಾಗಿ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ತಾಪ ಪಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ಒಬ್ಬ ರೋಮನ್ ಕ್ಯಾಥೋಲಿಕ್ ಒಬ್ಬ ತಪ್ಪೊಪ್ಪಿಗೆದಾರನ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಪಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
തപസ്സു ചെയ്തു
(റോമൻ കാത്തലിക് ചർച്ച്) തെറ്റിന് പശ്ചാത്തപിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി (ഒരു റോമൻ കത്തോലിക്കനെ ഒരു കുമ്പസാരക്കാരൻ്റെ നേതൃത്വത്തിൽ തപസ്സിനു പ്രവേശിപ്പിക്കാം)
(로마 카톨릭 교회) 잘못을 회개하는 사람 (로마 카톨릭 신자는 고해신부의 지시에 따라 참회를 받을 수 있음)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sám hối
(Nhà thờ Công giáo La Mã) người ăn năn về hành vi sai trái (một người Công giáo La Mã có thể được nhận vào đền tội dưới sự hướng dẫn của một người giải tội)
(Gereja Katolik Roma) seseorang yang bertobat atas perbuatan salahnya (seorang Katolik Roma dapat menerima penebusan dosa di bawah arahan seorang bapa pengakuan)
🇵🇭Filipino
nagsisisi
(Roman Catholic Church) isang tao na nagsisi para sa maling gawain (ang isang Romano Katoliko ay maaaring tanggapin sa penitensiya sa ilalim ng direksyon ng isang kompesor)
🇲🇾Malay
bertaubat
(Gereja Roman Katolik) seseorang yang bertaubat kerana melakukan kesalahan (Katolik Roma boleh diterima bertaubat di bawah arahan seorang pengakuan)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تائب
(الكنيسة الرومانية الكاثوليكية) الشخص الذي يتوب عن ارتكاب أي خطأ (يمكن قبول الكاثوليكي الروماني للتوبة تحت إشراف المعترف)
🇮🇷Persian
توبه کننده
(کلیسای کاتولیک رومی) شخصی که به دلیل اشتباه توبه می کند (یک کاتولیک رومی ممکن است تحت هدایت یک اعتراف کننده به توبه پذیرفته شود)
🇹🇷Turkish
tövbekar
(Roma Katolik Kilisesi) işlediği suçtan dolayı tövbe eden kişi (bir Roma Katoliği, bir itirafçının yönlendirmesi altında kefarete kabul edilebilir)
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוֹזֵר בִּתְשׁוּבָה
(הכנסייה הרומית-קתולית) אדם שחוזר בתשובה על עוולות (ייתכן שאדם קתולי יקבל תשובה בהנחייתו של מוודה)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'penitent'?
The primary meaning of 'penitent' is '(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'penitent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'penitent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'penitent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'penitent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'penitent' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'penitent' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'penitent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'penitent' in regular conversations?
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