penitential

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to penance or penitence.
    — Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.

词形变化

more penitential comparative most penitential superlative pœnitential alternative penitentials plural pœnitential alternative

词源

词源 1
From Medieval Latin paenitentiālis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.
词源 2
From Medieval Latin paenitentiālis, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance”). Attested since the 16th century.
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