Definition of "repentant" []

• Characterized by or demonstrating repentance; penitent. (adjective)

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• "As Tuk looked on in repentant silence, Domar uttered the prayers that would bind clay and spirit into one."
• "That Maria Magdalena, the beloved of Jesus and the apostle of the apostles, was referred to as a repentant sinner and even as a prostitute was an injustice that rankled Colombina."
• "He had at first baptized in preparation for One who was to come; now he baptized repentant believers unto Him who had come."