p 3 e 1 n 1 i 1 t 1 e 1 n 1 t 1
8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
adjective feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
originFrom Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitēns, poenitēns (“penitent”), present participle of paeniteō, poeniteō (“to cause to repent; to regret, repent”). Doublet of penitente.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- petite 8
- pinene 8
- pinnet 8
- tenpin 8
- inept 7
- penne 7
- penni 7
- petit 7
- petti 7
- intent 6
- nettie 6
- niente 6