PENITENTIAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • showing or constituting penance
   Usage Example(s)
   • penitential tears
   • wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
   Similar To
   • penitent (what does penitent mean?)
   • repentant (what does repentant mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of or relating to penitence or penance
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar
   Pertainym(s)
   • repentance (what does repentance mean?)
   • penitence (what does penitence mean?)
   • penance (what does penance mean?)