Repentant
11repentant — repentantly, adv. /ri pen tnt, pen teuhnt/, adj. 1. repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance. 2. characterized by or showing repentance: a repentant mood. [1250 1300; ME repentaunt < OF repentant (prp. of repentir). See REPENT1, ANT] * * * …
12repentant — adjective there are two repentant children in there waiting to talk to you Syn: penitent, contrite, regretful, rueful, remorseful, apologetic, chastened, ashamed, shamefaced, guilt ridden Ant: impenitent …
13repentant — re•pent•ant [[t]rɪˈpɛn tnt, ˈpɛn tənt[/t]] adj. 1) experiencing repentance; penitent 2) characterized by or showing repentance • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME repentaunt < OF repentant, prp. of repentir …
14repentant — /rəˈpɛntənt/ (say ruh pentuhnt) adjective 1. repenting; experiencing repentance. 2. characterised by or showing repentance: a repentant mood. {Middle English, from Old French, present participle of repentir repent1} –repentantly, adverb …
15repentant — repent ► VERB 1) feel or express sincere regret or remorse. 2) feel regret or remorse about. DERIVATIVES repentance noun repentant adjective repenter noun. ORIGIN Old French repentir, from Latin paenitere cause to repent …
16repentant person — index penitent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17REPENTANT, ANTE — adj. Qui se repent d’avoir péché. Donné l’absolution à un homme vraiment contrit et repentant. Elle est très repentante …
18repentant — adjective Date: 13th century 1. experiencing repentance ; penitent 2. expressive of repentance • repentantly adverb …
19Repentant — Repentance La repentance est un anglicisme, presque complètement inusité en français avant les années 1990, qui désigne la manifestation publique du sentiment personnel qu est le repentir pour une faute que l on affirme avoir commise et dont on… …
20repentant — adjective Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing. Ant: unrepentant See Also: repent, repentance …
