PEN'ITENT, a. [L.poenitens.] Suffering pain or sorrow of heart on account of sins, crimes or offenses; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt and resolving on amendment of life. The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd.PEN'ITENT, n. One that repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions. 1. One under church censure, but admitted to penance.2. One under the direction of a confessor.Penitents is an appellation given to certain fraternities in catholic countries, distinguished by their habits and employed in charitable acts. Order of penitents, a religious order established by one Bernard of Marseilles, about the year 1272, for the reception of reformed courtezans. The congregation of penitents at Paris, was founded with a similar view. |
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