- pen·i·ten·tial
- /ˌpɛnəˈtɛnʃəl/ adjformal : relating to the feeling of being sorry for doing something wrong : relating to penitence or penance
penitential prayers
a penitential journey/pilgrimage
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pen´i|ten´tial|ly — pen|i|ten|tial «PEHN uh TEHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, showing, or having to do with penitence: »The penitential psalms express remorse for sin. Mr. Benson, on penitential knee, bent to recover her scattered property (John Stephen… … Useful english dictionary
pen|i|ten|tial — «PEHN uh TEHN shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, showing, or having to do with penitence: »The penitential psalms express remorse for sin. Mr. Benson, on penitential knee, bent to recover her scattered property (John Stephen Strange). 2. of or … Useful english dictionary
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… … English syllables
penitential — pen·i·ten·tial … English syllables
penitentially — pen·i·ten·tial·ly … English syllables
penitential — pen•i•ten•tial [[t]ˌpɛn ɪˈtɛn ʃəl[/t]] adj. of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance • Etymology: 1500–10; < LL paenitentiālis. See penitence, al I pen i•ten′tial•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
penitential — pen|i|ten|tial [ˌpenıˈtenʃəl] adj formal relating to being sorry for having done something wrong ▪ penitential journeys to famous shrines … Dictionary of contemporary English
penitential — pen|i|ten|tial [ ,penı tenʃl ] adjective FORMAL showing that you are sorry for having done something bad: a penitential life … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
