Penitential vs Penitence - What's the difference?
penitential | penitence |
Pertaining to penance or penitence
* Sir Walter Scott
a book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance
of being (l).
of (l) or (l) for doing (l) or (l).
Penitential is a related term of penitence.
As nouns the difference between penitential and penitence
is that penitential is a book or set of rules pertaining to the christian sacrament of penance while penitence is of being (l).As a adjective penitential
is pertaining to penance or penitence.penitential
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.
