Word
penitent, n.
(penitents)
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
<noun.person>
penitent
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
penitent
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
hypernym
religious person
hyponym
flagellant