adj. 1.后悔的，忏悔的。 2.苦行赎罪的。 n. 1.＝penitent. 2.【天主教】苦行赎罪规则(书)。 adv. -ly
showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words" 同义词：penitentiary,
A penitential is a book or set of church rules concerning the Christian sacrament of penance, a "new manner of reconciliation with God"Rouche 1987, p. 528.
例句与用法
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Holidays of obligation penitential days 休假瞻礼日
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This penitential mood kept her from naming the wedding - day 苔丝这种悔恨的心情，妨碍她迟迟不能把婚期确定下来。
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You ' ll be penitential , if you missed all the mistakes through you whole life 你错过了- -一生的错误,将来你会后悔的
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Clerics and pastoral workers to remind the catholics to respect the earth and creation through homilies , penitential rites and retreats 神职及牧职人员提醒信众尊重自然生态，明白破坏环境生态为一种罪过。
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Would serve their fellow - men , let them do it by making manifest the power and reality of conscience , in constraining them to penitential 要是他们想为同伴们服务，那就先强制自己仟悔他们的卑下，以表明良心的力量和存在吧！
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