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Nouns (1)

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

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Adjectives (2)

penitent, repentant

adj. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Fuzzynyms (8)

apologetic, excusatory

adj. offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"

broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low

adj. subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

sorrowful

adj. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

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Antonyms (6)

impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful

adj. not penitent or remorseful

impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful

adj. not penitent or remorseful

penitent

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