Both Uses of
penitent
in
Crime and Punishment
- Then she came straight from the Cathedral to us, told us the whole story, wept bitterly and, fully penitent, she embraced Dounia and besought her to forgive her.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- They will impose various public acts of penitence upon themselves with a beautiful and edifying effect; in fact you've nothing to be uneasy about….†
Chpt 3.5
Definition:
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(penitent) feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such