PENITENTIAL


Meaning of PENITENTIAL in English

/ ˌpenɪˈtenʃl; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) showing that you are sorry for having done sth wrong

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from late Latin paenitentialis , from Latin paenitentia repentance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.