Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-PENT'ANT
RE-PENT'ANT, a. [Fr.]
- Sorrowful for past conduct or words.
- Sorrowful for sin. – Milton.
- Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears; repentant ashes; repentant sighs. – Shak. Pope.
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