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Definition of penitential adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

penitential

adjective
 
/ˌpenɪˈtenʃl/
 
/ˌpenɪˈtenʃl/
(formal)
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  1. showing that you are sorry for having done something wrong
    • to be in a penitential mood
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin paenitentialis, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’.
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