PENITENTIAL
\pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃə͡l], \pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃəl], \p_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_əl]\
Definitions of PENITENTIAL
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears.
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A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; - called also penitential book.
By Oddity Software
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Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears.
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A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; - called also penitential book.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Pertaining to penitence, penance, or punishment.
By James Champlin Fernald
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