English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of penitent

penitent

/adjective/ पश्चातापी; पछताने या अफ़सोस करने वाला; अपराधी; तोबा करनेवाला;
/noun/तोबा करनेवाला व्यक्ति; अनुतापी;

Synonym repentant; apradhi;

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English Dictionary:

1. Penitent

[a.]

- 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.
- Doing penance.

2. Penitent

[n.]

- One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
- One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
- One under the direction of a confessor.