Penitents is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PENITENTS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• PENITENT, a person who repents his sins
• a person who repents their sins and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God.
• (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes.
ADJECTIVE:
• feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant

Words related to PENITENTS

penitent10

Words that contain PENITENTS

impenitents15

How to use PENITENTS in a sentence

• The penitents looked at each other, and telegraphed in Pymeut that after all the Boy had come up to time.
• Penitents moved toward them to force a passage and they, perceiving his dark intention, good-humoredly made way for him.
• The preachers came down from their stand and placed themselves in the midst of it, beginning to sing a hymn, calling upon the penitents to come forth.
• Nor did the exhortation cease until the Altar was literally crowded with seeking penitents.
• The meeting grew in interest from night to night, and in a short time the Altar was filled with penitents.
• We had, on one occasion, no less than twelve penitents crying to God for the pardon of their sins, amongst whom are some of the most thoughtless in the neighborhood.
• Jacques soon numbered amongst its penitents women of the highest rank.
• In the meantime Sakuntala, without lacking the reserve and timidity proper to the girls of penitents, has done several things that encouraged the king to hope.
• Like the five great vows, most of the special directions for the discipline of the Jain ascetic are copies, and often exaggerated copies, of the Brâhmanic rules for penitents.
• The preachers, to the number of a dozen, gave a loud shout and rushed into the thick of the penitents.
• He pardoneth penitents, and punisheth the obstinate.
• A few days later Louis and his French barons appeared before the legate, barefoot and in the white garb of penitents, and were reconciled to the Church.
• He was one of my penitents, and I knew how regular and pious his daily life had been.
• But he thinks only of penitents, and this matter needs mind, not heart alone.
• Penitents who had been reconciled, returned to society in a far more degraded condition than convicts released on ticket of leave.
• Ten penitents were sentenced to various punishments of less severity.
• At a later date the same indulgence was granted to penitents who aided the holy wars with money instead of in person.
• Establishment of a Penitentiary, 496 Different classes of penitents, ib.
• Both scholars and others of the Privilege frequently appeared before the Chancellor in the character of penitents.
• Dallas gathered the two little penitents into her loving arms.
• But a satisfactory punishment is imposed upon penitents.
• The crowd of penitents melted away one by one, the few last stragglers had been heard, and still the priest waited in his confessional.
• You spread your hands over fair penitents, making a series of the most beautiful gestures.
• In a few days the town of Brussels swarmed with ash-gray garments, such as were usually worn by mendicant friars and penitents.
• They will kindle their penitents and their congregations.
• While this examination was taking place, the husbands of the penitents came up and took a part in it.
• At this moment one of his penitents passed, and as she was young and pretty Aramis took off his cap to her with his most gracious smile.
• Amongst these late penitents, the well known marquis of Montrose was distinguished, as the first who endeavoured to recede from the paths of rude rebellion.
• He was buried in the chancel where the penitents going to the altar walk over his grave.
• As usual, the Jesuits here do much to better the lives of their penitents, both Indian and Spanish, reconciling those who were at enmity, and breaking up licentious alliances.
• Bowed as penitents, they hail its lily of forgiveness and the resurrection.

Similar words containing PENITENT without suffix s

penitent10 impenitent14 penitently15 impenitents15 penitential13 impenitently19 penitentials14 penitentiary17 penitentially18 impenitentness18 penitentiaries16

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