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penitential |
Overview of adj penitential The adj penitential has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. penitential -- (of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar") 2. penitential -- (showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words") Antonyms of adj penitential 1 of 2 senses of penitential Sense 2 penitential INDIRECT (VIA penitent, repentant) -> impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful INDIRECT (VIA penitent, repentant) -> impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful Similarity of adj penitential 2 senses of penitential Sense 1 penitential Pertains to noun penitence (Sense 1) =>repentance, penitence, penance => compunction, remorse, self-reproach Sense 2 penitential => penitent (vs. impenitent), repentant (vs. unrepentant) Attributes of adj penitential Familiarity of adj penitential penitential used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj penitential penitential Overview of adj penitential The adj penitential has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. penitential -- (of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar") 2. penitential -- (showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words")
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