penitential
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- pœnitential (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin paenitentiālis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
penitential (comparative more penitential, superlative most penitential)
- Pertaining to penance or penitence
- 1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC:
- Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.
Noun[edit]
penitential (plural penitentials)
- a book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “penitential”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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