repentant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: repentant	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for repentant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repentant adj feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds [syn: penitent, repentant] Antonym(s): impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repentant \Repent"ant\ (-[ait]nt), a. [F. repentant.] 1. Penitent; sorry for sin. --Chaucer. Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant* stood. --Millton. 2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes. [bd]Repentant sighs and voluntary pains.[b8] --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repentant \Re*pent"ant\, n. One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.