Penitent

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“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!”

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