Repentant vs. Penitent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Repentant and Penitent
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Repentant
Characterized by or demonstrating repentance; penitent.
Penitent
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; contrite.
Repentant
Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
Penitent
One who is penitent.
Repentant
One who repents; a penitent.
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Penitent
A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.
Repentant
Penitent; sorry for sin.
Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood.
Penitent
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
Repentant
Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes.
Penitent
Doing penance.
Repentant
One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.
Penitent
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
Repentant
Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Penitent
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
Penitent
One under the direction of a confessor.
Penitent
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.
Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.
Penitent
Doing penance.
Penitent
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
Penitent
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
Penitent
One under the direction of a confessor.
Penitent
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
Penitent
Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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