penitent
noun/ˈpenɪtənt/
/ˈpenɪtənt/
- a person who shows that they are sorry for doing something wrong, especially a religious person who wants God to forgive themWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitent- ‘repenting’, from the verb paenitere.
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