1. repentant - Noun
2. repentant - Adjective
Penitent; sorry for sin.
Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes.
One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a penitent.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to the governor, government is using the carrot-and-stick approach in handling security issues in the state, adding that repentant bandits are profiled and re-integrated into the society. Source: Internet
As for his true faults, known only to his confessor, Pope Alexander VI apparently died genuinely repentant." Source: Internet
God sees their repentant hearts and spares the city at that time. Source: Internet
Following renewed killings by bandits, Katsina State government has said the peace deal negotiated with armed groups has been canceled, warning repentant bandits to leave Rugu Forest. Source: Internet
Below the seven purges of the soul is the Ante-Purgatory, containing the Excommunicated from the church and the Late repentant who died, often violently, before receiving rites. Source: Internet
For example, the seven deadly sins of the Catholic Church that are cleansed in Purgatory are joined by special realms for the Late repentant and the excommunicated by the church. Source: Internet