penitential
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/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəl/
Definition of penitential
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Pertaining to penance or penitence.
“Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.”
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adj
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Pertaining to penance or penitence.
“Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.”
noun
- A book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance.
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin paenitentiālis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.
Words you can make from penitential
200+ playable · top: INPATIENT (11 pts)
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19 words6-letter words
55 words- ALPINE 8 pts
- APLITE 8 pts
- LEPTIN 8 pts
- NEPETA 8 pts
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- PATENT 8 pts
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- PINETA 8 pts
- PINITE 8 pts
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5-letter words
68 words- ETAPE 7 pts
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4-letter words
52 words- LEAP 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
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- LITE 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
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