WordNet: penitent

(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

• domain: topic Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church

• hypernym religious person

• hyponym flagellant

penitent

• (englanti) penitent (derivationally related)
• (suomi) katumuksentekijä (synonyymi)