be+penitent

  • 61be penitent — index regret, repent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 62priest-penitent privilege — In evidence, the recognition of the seal of confession which bars testimony as to the contents of a communication from one to his confessor. Nearly all states provide for this privilege by statute …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 63priest-penitent privilege — noun the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges • Hypernyms: ↑privilege …

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  • 64pénitente — ● pénitent, pénitente nom (latin paenitens, entis) Personne qui se présente au prêtre pour confesser ses péchés et recevoir le sacrement de la pénitence. Nom donné aux membres de certaines confréries laïques qui font des exercices particuliers de …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 65Sambenito — Penitent vêtu d un sambenito devant l Inquisitión (Goya) Le sambenito est un vêtement utilisé à l origine par les pénitents chrétiens afin de montrer publiquement leur repentance, il fut par la suite utilisé par l inquisition espagnole pour… …

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  • 66penitence — penitent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong. ► NOUN ▪ a person who repents or submits to penance. DERIVATIVES penitence noun penitential adjective penitently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin paenitere repent …

    English terms dictionary

  • 67penitential — penitent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong. ► NOUN ▪ a person who repents or submits to penance. DERIVATIVES penitence noun penitential adjective penitently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin paenitere repent …

    English terms dictionary

  • 68penitently — penitent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling sorrow and regret for having done wrong. ► NOUN ▪ a person who repents or submits to penance. DERIVATIVES penitence noun penitential adjective penitently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin paenitere repent …

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  • 69wearing sackcloth and ashes — PENITENT, contrite, regretful, sorrowful, rueful, remorseful, apologetic, ashamed, guilt ridden, chastened, shamefaced, self reproachful, guilty. → sackcloth …

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  • 70The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

    Catholic encyclopedia