penitential

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin penitentialis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.[1]

Adjective

penitential (comparative more penitential, superlative most penitential)

  1. Pertaining to penance or penitence
    • Sir Walter Scott
      Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.

Noun

penitential (plural penitentials)

  1. a book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance

References

  1. ↑ “penitential” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
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