Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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penitent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Roman Church | Yes | No | No | No |
penitent (noun) | Roman Church (noun) |
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(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) | the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
penitent (adjective) | Roman Church (adjective) |
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feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds |