English Dictionary

penitent

/ˈpɛnɪtənt/

noun

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions. / One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance. / One under the direction of a confessor.

The penitent sought forgiveness for his sins.

意味（1）

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.

意味（2）

One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.

Wamba, who defeated the Saracens in an attempt upon Spain, was deprived of the crown, because he had been clothed in the habit of a penitent, while labouring under the influence of poison, administered by the ambitious Erviga!

意味（3）

One under the direction of a confessor.