penitential : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: penitential	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for penitential
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penitential adj showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words" Synonym(s): penitential, penitentiary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penitential \Pen`iten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]nitentiel.] Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential* book; penitential tears. [bd]Penitential stripes.[b8] --Cowper. Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penitential \Pen`iten"tial\, n. (R. C. Ch.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also {penitential* book}.