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Penitential

adjective/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃəl/
Definition
showing or constituting penance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃəl/
🇬🇧British English
/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃəl/
4 syllables Say it as /pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveshowing or constituting penance
“penitential tears”
Word Forms
penitencenounremorse for your past conduct
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Buße
Buße zeigen oder darstellen
🇫🇷French
pénitentiel
montrer ou constituer une pénitence
🇪🇸Spanish
penitencial
mostrando o constituyendo penitencia
🇮🇹Italian
penitenziale
mostrare o costituire penitenza
🇳🇱Dutch
boetedoening
boetedoening tonen of inhouden
🇵🇹Portuguese
penitencial
mostrando ou constituindo penitência
🇷🇺Russian
покаянный
демонстрация или представляющая собой покаяние
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शोकसूचक
तपस्या दिखाना या गठित करना
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুশোচনামূলক
দেখানো বা তপস্যা গঠন
🇮🇳Tamil
தவம்
தவம் காட்டுதல் அல்லது அமைத்தல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రాయశ్చిత్తము
తపస్సును చూపడం లేదా ఏర్పాటు చేయడం
🇮🇳Marathi
पश्चात्ताप करणारा
दर्शविणे किंवा तपश्चर्या करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પસ્તાવો
તપસ્યા દર્શાવવી અથવા રચના કરવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಾಯಶ್ಚಿತ್ತ
ತಪಸ್ಸು ತೋರಿಸುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ರೂಪಿಸುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പശ്ചാത്താപം
തപസ്സ് കാണിക്കുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രൂപീകരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਛਤਾਵਾ
ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਗਠਨ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
توبہ کرنے والا
تپسیا دکھانا یا تشکیل دینا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
忏悔的
表现出或构成忏悔
🇯🇵Japanese
懺悔の
苦行を示す、または苦行を構成する
🇰🇷Korean
참회하는
참회를 보여주거나 구성하는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sám hối
thể hiện hoặc cấu thành việc sám hối
🇹🇭Thai
สำนึกผิด
แสดงหรือประกอบการปลงอาบัติ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pertobatan
menunjukkan atau merupakan penebusan dosa
🇵🇭Filipino
penitensya
pagpapakita o bumubuo ng penitensiya
🇲🇾Malay
bertaubat
menunjukkan atau membentuk keinsafan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
توبة
إظهار أو تشكيل الكفارة
🇮🇷Persian
توبه
نشان دادن یا ایجاد توبه
🇹🇷Turkish
tövbekar
kefaret göstermek veya teşkil etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
תשובה
מראה או מהווה תשובה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'penitential'?
The primary meaning of 'penitential' is 'showing or constituting penance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'penitential' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'penitential' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'penitential' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'penitential' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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