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Definition
feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such
- As it turns out, though, betrayal can also breed penitents, shrewd minor politicians, and ghosts.Book 5 — Exodus (25% in)
penitents = people expressing sorrow for having done wrong
There are no more uses of "penitent" in The Poisonwood Bible.
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