Found 2 items, similar to Penitential.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: penitential
penitential
adj 1: of or relating to penitence or penance;
“the Day of
Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew
calendar”
2: showing or constituting penance;
“penitential tears”;
“wrote
a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Penitential
Penitential
\Pen`i*ten"tial\, n. (R. C. Ch.)
A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions,
containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called
also
penitential book.
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Penitential
\Pen`i*ten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]nitentiel.]
Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing
penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential
book; penitential tears.
“Penitential stripes.” --Cowper.
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Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can
not cleanse. --Sir W.
Scott.
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