- penitential⇄adj. 1. of, showing, or having to do with penitence.
Ex. The penitential psalms express remorse for sin. Mr. Benson, on penitential knee, bent to recover her scattered property (John Stephen Strange).
2. of or having to do with penance. - penitential⇄adv. penitentially.
- penitential⇄noun 1. a person performing or undergoing penance; penitent.
2. a book or code of the church canons on penance and its imposition. - penitential⇄penitential, adjective, noun.