1. Contrite; repentant.

2. One who repents of sin; one under church censure, but admitted to penance; one under a confessor.

3. Fraternities in the Rom. Cath. Church, distinguished by their habits, and employed in acts of charity. Order of Penitents, a religious order established in 1272, for the reception of reformed courtesans.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• pennent,
• perniment,
• panitents,
• pantent,
• patitent,
• pentant,
• ponient,
• pertent,
• penetent,
• pesident,
• paitent,
• penipat,
• pennitent,
• penatent,
• penutien,
• penipotent,
• rennitent,
• renitentt,
• Unpunitent,
• penitente

• penitential,
• penitence,
• pendent,
• penitently.

The adverb form of the word "penitent" is "penitently".

The adjective form of the word "penitent" is "penitential".

The plural of the "penitent" can be the "penitents".

The singular of the "penitent" can be the "penitent".