Words similar to penitent

Example sentences for: penitent

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According to medieval canon law, "private and shameful acts," the sorts of things a penitent whispers to his priest, lie outside the jurisdiction of public tribunals.
But his errant and penitent Mary Magdalene would use Venus' skilled hairdresser.
We see a penitent George Wallace joining blacks in celebrating the 1965 Selma march and telling the Rev.
On the plus side, Eric Roberts is well cast as the irredeemable head nasty, Sam Shepard is charming (as always) as a penitent Wild Bill Hickok, and the grand finale involves a gratifying, albeit predictable, shoot-em-up sequence.
Ultimately, he becomes a penitent, fleeing his sexual entanglements, his family, his responsibilities, and taking up refuge in Palestine.