Synonyms for penitents
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pen-i-tuhnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn ɪ tənt |
Définition of penitents
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French pénitent (14c.) and directly from Latin paenitentem (see penitence). As a noun, late 14c., from the adjective.
- As in prodigal son : noun forgiven child
- I thought I'd try the thing anyway, so I went to the penitents' bench.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- The convent is a refuge for penitents, of whom some 230 are received.
- Extract from : « Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney » by Geraldine Edith Mitton
- I come to ask you the favour to receive me among your penitents.
- Extract from : « The Priest, The Woman And The Confessional » by Father Chiniquy
- The greatest of penitents said, “I turned my feet unto thy testimonies.”
- Extract from : « Broken Bread » by Thomas Champness
- The steward bore the message to him, while the twelve penitents waited at the ladder.
- Extract from : « Down the Rhine » by Oliver Optic
- Mr. Lowington smiled, and directed the penitents to repair to the quarter-deck.
- Extract from : « Down the Rhine » by Oliver Optic
- The confession-box was too hot, and the breath of the penitents offensive.
- Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert
- He was the first man to reach the altar when the invitation to penitents was given.
- Extract from : « A Circuit Rider's Wife » by Corra Harris
- The Ramayana describes the abodes in the forest and the life of the penitents.
- Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) » by Max Duncker
- Penitents of love, a singular set of fanatics in France, I. 211.
- Extract from : « The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) » by Charles Mills
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