| PENITENCE | • penitence n. The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning. • PENITENCE n. the state of being penitent, also PENITENCY. |
| PENITENCES | • penitences n. Plural of penitence. • PENITENCE n. the state of being penitent, also PENITENCY. |
| PENITENCIES | • penitencies n. Plural of penitency. • PENITENCY n. the state of being penitent, also PENITENCE. |
| PENITENCY | • penitency n. Obsolete form of penitence. • PENITENCY n. the state of being penitent, also PENITENCE. |
| PENITENT | • penitent adj. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one’s sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt. • penitent adj. Doing penance. • penitent n. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions. |
| PENITENTIAL | • penitential adj. Pertaining to penance or penitence. • penitential n. A book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance. • PENITENTIAL adj. relating to penitence. |
| PENITENTIALLY | • penitentially adv. In a penitential manner. • PENITENTIAL adv. relating to penitence. |
| PENITENTIALS | • penitentials n. Plural of penitential. • PENITENTIAL n. a book of rules relating to penance. |
| PENITENTIARIES | • penitentiaries n. Plural of penitentiary. • PENITENTIARY n. in North America, a prison. |
| PENITENTIARY | • penitentiary n. (Chiefly US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison. • penitentiary n. A priest in the Roman Catholic Church who administers the sacrament of penance. • penitentiary n. (Obsolete) One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. |
| PENITENTLY | • penitently adv. In a penitent manner. • PENITENT adv. repentant. |
| PENITENTS | • penitents n. Plural of penitent. • PENITENT n. a person who repents his sins. |