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penitential en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

nonpenitential · penitentiality · penitentially

Relateds

penitent · impenitent · repentant · penitentiary · repent · unrepentant

penitential en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms