Both Uses
penitent
in
Clay, by David Almond
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- The murmur of the next penitent echoed gently around the walls.†
Part 1
- Other penitents are waiting outside.
Part 4 *penitents = people expressing sorrow for having done wrong
Definitions:
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(1)
(penitent) feeling or expressing sorrow for having done wrong; or a person who does such
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)