penitente-penitent: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is penitente? penitente is penitent

What is penitent?

  • adj. De la penitencia o relativo a ella.

    Adj. Of or relating to penance.

  • com. Persona que hace penitencia.

    Com. A person who does penance.

  • Persona que recibe el sacramento de la penitencia.

    A person who receives the sacrament of Penance.

  • Persona que en las procesiones va vestida con una túnica en señal de penitencia: un grupo de penitentes iniciaba la procesión.

    A person who in the processions is dressed in a robe in a sign of penance: a group of penitents initiated the procession.

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