PAENITENTIAE, paenitentiae
Sounds Like: py-neh-TEN-tee-eye
Translations: of repentance, of penitence, of regret, to repentance, to penitence, to regret, repentances, penitences, regrets
From the root: PAENITENTIA
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a noun meaning 'repentance,' 'penitence,' or 'regret.' It refers to the act of feeling sorrow for one's sins or wrongdoings and resolving to change. It can be used in contexts describing a change of heart or a turning away from past actions.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive or Dative; or Plural, Nominative or Vocative; Feminine
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PAENITENTIA.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- PAENITENTIA — repentance, penance, regret, sorrow, contrition, a repentance, a penance
- PAENITENTIAM — repentance, a repentance, penance, a penance
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