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Penitential

//ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Pertaining to penance or penitence.
"Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse."

Adjective

1
showing or constituting penance wordnet

Noun

1
A book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin paenitentiālis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin paenitentiālis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.

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