penitent

The penitent Magdalene was a popular subject in Artemisia’s day, and several versions of the painting exist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

He’s genuflecting and appears penitent, it’s him with no public or private, shipwrecked in place in a way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

So then—can an inanimate tool such as this typewriter be penitent, reformed, and redeemed from the original sin of its creation?

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024

He told me forgiveness and redemption, according to Christian teaching, "are not something we can earn, except by being genuinely humble, genuinely penitent and totally sincere in our wish to be forgiven".

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2022

But it was hard to feel penitent now, with Father Amadi s cologne deep in my lungs.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Known as La Madrugá, or The Dawn, the procession features penitents who wear pointed black hoods and carry a float of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena from the city's cathedral.

From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2022

Atlani-Duault, the commission member, said the group had not carried out a quantitative analysis that would show how often penitents were steered toward confession when discussing sexual abuse.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

Ms. Atlani-Duault, the commission member, said the group had not carried out a quantitative analysis that would show how often penitents were steered toward confession when discussing sexual abuse.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021

Religious movements emerged in response to the plague as well, like the Flagellants: groups of penitents who roamed the countryside, villages, and towns whipping themselves and begging God for forgiveness.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

Eno, the dufus, dropped his soon after the warning, so we all had to get down on the chapel floor on our knees and knuckles, like penitents.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover