1. Those who were penitent obtained absolution.
    悔过者获得了赦免。

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1. 忏悔：1969年,罗马教廷终于承认抹大拉的玛利亚是被冤枉的,给耶稣抹香膏的罪人并不是她. 并把玛利亚圣徒日中的 忏悔(penitent) 字眼去掉. 但是对于大多数人,只记得她是一个妓女. 而不是耶稣的门徒,基督教的开创者之一.

2. 忏悔的：penitence 悔罪 | penitent 忏悔的 | penitential 后悔的

3. 悔过的：penalize置人于不利位置 | penitent悔过的 | repent后悔的

4. 悔罪者：悔罪限期说terminism | 悔罪者penitent | 慧intelligent

1. 悔过的； 忏悔的；愧疚的
    Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions.

penitent的反义词

    e.g. Robert Gates sat before them, almost penitent about the past...
           罗伯特·盖茨坐在他们面前，对过去的事几乎无颜以对。
    e.g. She is deeply penitent.
           她深感愧疚。

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)

1. feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

    Synonym: repentant