repentant
repentant
Definition
re·pent·ant (-tənt)
adjective
- repenting; penitent
- characterized by or indicative of repentance
Etymology: ME < OFr, prp.
re·pent′·antly adverb
repentant
Synonyms
repentant
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- sinner: He could lay no claim to virtue; he was just a repentant sinner.
- heart: His wife came to visit him and was touched by his repentant heart and newfound peace.
- person: It would be like asking a repentant person to return to their sins!
- thief: Northern Echo Sixties egg thief returns his booty A repentant thief has owned up to stealing a rare bird's egg 43 years ago.
- faith: He is pacified by a simple act of repentant faith in Jesus Christ.
- people: For the Essenes, righteous and repentant people were all " sons of God " , and as such were a holy priesthood.
Modifying Another Word
- truly: The truly repentant sinner is devastated by the way he has offended God with his sin.
- not: I'm not repentant about it, it's worked out very well for me.
- genuinely: But there is now a new will to act and you are genuinely repentant when you fail.
- now: You remember that she is introduced to Stead as a woman who has been steeped in sin, but is now repentant.
- deeply: However, when Joey attempts to go to Mike, Madge speaks to Jack, who forgives his deeply repentant son.
- very: We are told that she became a common beggar and soon died, very repentant.
Used with adjective complement
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