penitent

nouns

(Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
penitent
domain category
the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
Church of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
is a type of (narrower)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity
religious person

adjectives

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
penitent, repentant
is derived from
penitence
antonym
impenitent