penitent+(feeling+or+expressing+humble+or+regretful+pain+or+sorrow+for+sins+or+offenses)

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• penitent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French penitent, from Latin paenitent , paenitens, from present participle of paenitēre to cause regret, feel regret, perhaps from paene almost Date: 14th century feeling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary