penitent
pe ni tint
- n (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
- a feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
- Accused of philandering by his wife, James appeared penitent during the divorce proceedings.
- Ex-Reporter Stewart was deeply penitent.
- There was also something of the penitent in Nasser as he turned from piety to politics and the humiliating purpose of his visit to Saudi Arabia.