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Repentant vs. Penitent — What's the Difference?

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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