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How to pronounce “penitent”
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Pronunciation guide for penitent
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of penitent with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Ruin of Angels: A Novel of the Craft Sequence
impassive as a Penitent on the outside.
- Definition summary
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce penitent
The Ruin of Angels: A Novel of the Craft Sequence
impassive as a Penitent on the outside.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “penitent”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
- Doing penance.
- [Noun]
- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of their transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- One under the direction of a confessor.
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