Repentant vs. Penitent

Repentantadjective

Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

Repentantnoun

One who repents; a penitent.

Repentantadjective

Penitent; sorry for sin.

Repentantadjective

Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes.

Repentantnoun

One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.

Repentantadjective

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

Penitentadjective

Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; feeling sincere guilt.

Penitentadjective

Doing penance.

Penitentnoun

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.

Penitentnoun

One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.

Penitentnoun

One under the direction of a confessor.

Penitentadjective

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.

Penitentadjective

Doing penance.

Penitentnoun

One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.

Penitentnoun

One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.

Penitentnoun

One under the direction of a confessor.

Penitentnoun

(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

Penitentadjective

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds