(adj) :
feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life; doing penance
(n) :
one who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions; one under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance
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(adj) :
feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life; doing penance
(n) :
one who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions; one under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance