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Repentant vs Penitant - What's the difference?

repentant | penitant |

As adjectives the difference between repentant and penitant

is that repentant is feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing while penitant is obsolete spelling of penitent.

As nouns the difference between repentant and penitant

is that repentant is one who repents; a penitent while penitant is obsolete spelling of penitent.

repentant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * unrepentant

    Related terms

    * repent * repentance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who repents; a penitent.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    penitant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • * 1810 , T. Smollett, The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George II , Inskeep and Bradford, page 99,
    • The churches were crowded with penitant sinners: the sons of riot and profligacy were overawed into sobriety and decorum.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1835 , Prosper Merimee, An Execution in Spain , The New England Magazine, Volume IX, page 412,
    • It was preceded by a large crucifix borne by a penitant , escorted by two Acolytes, each one of whom carried a lantern fixed at the end of a long wand.