penitent 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
Hypernym
a person who manifests devotion to a deity
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
Roman Catholic 2
noun
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
EnglishDerivationally related form
penitent 1
adjective
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
Hyponym
flagellant 2
noun
a person who whips himself as a religious penance
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
Roman Catholic 2
noun
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
