Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 35
Pend (n.) Oil cake; penock. [India]
Pended (imp. & p. p.) of Pend.
Pending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pend.
Pend (v. i.) To hang; to depend. [R.]
Pending upon certain powerful motions. -- I. Taylor.
Pend (v. i.) To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.
Pend (v. t.) To pen; to confine. [R.]
Ended within the limits . . . of Greece. -- Udall.
Pendant (n.) [C] 下垂物；垂飾；掛件；懸吊裝置；吊燈；拉線開關 Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.
Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. -- Pope.
Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions. -- Keightley.
Pendant (n.) Hence: An ornamental object or piece of jewelry with a hook so that it can be hung from a chain around the neck.
Pendant (n.) (Arch.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants graven fair." -- Spenser.
Pendant (n.) (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is the pendant to the other vase.
Pendant (n.) A pendulum. [Obs.] -- Sir K. Digby.
Pendant (n.) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended. [U.S.] -- Knight.
Pendant post (Arch.), A part of the framing of an open timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the roof.
Pendant (a.) Held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" [syn: pendent, pendant, dependent].
Pendant (n.) An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) [syn: pendant, pendent].
Pendant (n.) Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling [syn: chandelier, pendant, pendent].
Pendence (n.) Slope; inclination.
Pendency (n.) The quality or state of being pendent or suspended.
Pendency (n.) The quality or state of being undecided, or in continuance; suspense; as, the pendency of a suit.
Pendent (a.) Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf.
Pendent (a.) Jutting over; projecting; overhanging.
Pendentive (n.) The portion of a vault by means of which the square space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to receive a cupola.
Pendentive (n.) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and springs from, one pier or corbel.
Pendently (adv.) In a pendent manner.
Pendice (n.) A sloping roof; a lean-to; a penthouse.
Pendicle (n.) An appendage; something dependent on another; an appurtenance; a pendant.
Pendicler (n.) An inferior tenant; one who rents a pendicle or croft.
Pending (a.) Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspense; as, a pending suit.
Pending (prep.) During; as, pending the trail.
Pendragon (n.) A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.
Pendular (a.) Pendulous.
Pendulate (v. i.) To swing as a pendulum.
Pendule (n.) A pendulum.
Penduline (n.) A European titmouse (Parus, / Aegithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.
Pendulosity (n.) The state or quality of being pendulous.
Pendulous (a.) 下垂的；搖擺的；動盪不定的 Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. -- Shak.
"The pendulous round earth." -- Milton.
Pendulous (a.) Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] "A pendulous state of mind." -- Atterbury.
Pendulous (a.) (Bot.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.
Pendulous (a.) Having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" [syn: cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping].
Pendulously (adv.) In a pendulous manner.
Pendulousness (n.) The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging loosely; pendulosity.
Pendulums (n. pl. ) of Pendulum.
Pendulum (n.) A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
Penelope (n.) A genus of curassows, including the guans.
Penetrability (n.) The quality of being penetrable; susceptibility of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
Penetrable (a.) Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also figuratively.
Penetrail (n.) Penetralia.
Penetralia (n. pl.) The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or palace.
Penetralia (n. pl.) Hidden things or secrets; privacy; sanctuary; as, the sacred penetralia of the home.
Penetrance (n.) Alt. of Penetrancy.
Penetrancy (n.) The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power of quality; as, the penetrancy of subtile effluvia.
Penetrant (a.) Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile; as, penetrant cold.
Penetrated (imp. & p. p.) of Penetrate.
Penetrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Penetrate.
Penetrate (v. i.) 穿入；刺入；透過 [（+into/ through）]；看透；識破 To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.
Preparing to penetrate to the north and west. -- J. R. Green.
Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate. -- Pope.
The sweet of life that penetrates so near. -- Daniel.
Penetrate (v. t.) 穿過；刺入；透過；看透；識破 To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.
Penetrate (v. t.) To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to penetrate one's heart with pity. -- Shak.
The translator of Homer should penetrate himself with a sense of the plainness and directness of Homer's style. -- M. Arnold.
Penetrate (v. t.) To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand.
Things which here were too subtile for us to penetrate. -- Ray.
Penetrate (v.) Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" [syn: {penetrate}, {perforate}].
Penetrate (v.) Come to understand [syn: {penetrate}, {fathom}, {bottom}].
Penetrate (v.) Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [syn: {click}, {get through}, {dawn}, {come home}, {get across}, {sink in}, {penetrate}, {fall into place}].
Penetrate (v.) Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" [syn: {infiltrate}, {penetrate}].
Penetrate (v.) Make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest".
Penetrate (v.) Insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?"
Penetrate (v.) Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse}, {imbue}, {riddle}].
Penetrating (a.) 穿透的，滲透的 Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.
Penetrating (a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover; as, a penetrating mind.
Penetrating (a.) Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp].
Penetrating (a.) Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" [syn: penetrative, penetrating].
Penetratingly (adv.) In a penetrating manner.
Penetratingly (adv.) With ability to see into deeply; "the author treats his subject penetratingly" [syn: penetratingly, penetratively].
Penetration (n.) The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.
And to each in ward part, With gentle penetration, though unseen, Shoots invisible virtue even to the deep. -- Milton.
A penetration into the difficulties of algebra. -- Watts.
Penetration (n.) Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration. -- Walpole.
Syn: Discernment; sagacity; acuteness; sharpness; discrimination. See Discernment, and Sagacity.
Penetration (n.) An attack that penetrates into enemy territory [syn: penetration, incursion].
Penetration (n.) Clear or deep perception of a situation [syn: penetration, insight].
Penetration (n.) The act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women".
Penetration (n.) The ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries".
Penetration (n.) The depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target).
Penetration (n.) The act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman.
Penetration, () crimes. The act of inserting the penis into the female organs of generation. 9 Car. & Pa 118; S. C. 38 E. C. L. R. 63. See 8 Car. & Payne, 614; 34 E. C. L. R. 562; 5 C. & P. 321; S. C. 24 E, C. L. R. 339; 9 C. & P. 31 Id. 752; 38 E. C. L. R. 320. But in order to commit the crime of rape, it is requisite that the penetration should be such as to rupture the hymen. 5 C. & P. 321.
Penetration, () This has been denied to be sufficient to constitute a rape without emission. (q.v.) Bee, on this subject, 12 Co. 37; Hawk. bk 1, c. 41, s. 3; 1 Hale, P. C. 628; 1 East, P. C. 437, 8; Russ & Ry. C. C. 519; 6 C. & P. 351; 5 C. & P. 297, 321; S. C. 24 E. C. L. R. 339; 1 Chit. Med. Jur. 386 to 395; 1 Virg. Cas. 307; 4 Mood. Cr. Cas. 142, 337; 4 Car. & P. 249; 1 Par. & Fonb. 433; 2 Mood. & M. C. N. P. 122; 1 Russ. C. & M 560; 1 East, P. C. 437.
Penetrative (a.) Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the penetrative sun.
His look became keen and penetrative. -- Hawthorne.
Penetrative (a.) Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive; as, penetrative shame. -- Shak.
Penetrative (a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom. "The penetrative eye." -- Wordsworth.
Led on by skill of penetrative soul. -- Grainger.
Penetrative (a.) Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [syn: acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp].
Penetrative (a.) Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" [syn: penetrative, penetrating].
Penetrativeness (n.) The quality of being penetrative.
Penfish (n.) A squid.
Penfold (n.) See Pinfold.
Pengolin (n.) The pangolin.
Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.
Penguin (n.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges.
Penguin (n.) [ C ] (B1) 企鵝 A black and white bird that cannot fly but uses its small wings to help it swim.
Penguinery (n.) A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.
Penholder (n.) 筆桿；筆架 A handle for a pen.
Penhouse (n.) 位於建築物之頂的棚舍；高樓上（尤指頂層）的豪華公寓；斜屋簷；遮簷 A penthouse. [Obs.]
Penible (a.) Painstaking; assidous. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Penicil (n.) (Mented.) A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.
Penicillate (a.) (Biol.) Having the form of a pencil; furnished with a pencil of fine hairs; ending in a tuft of hairs like a camel's-hair brush, as the stigmas of some grasses.
Penicilliform (a.) (Bot.) Penicillate.
Penicillium (n.) (拉) (pl. Penicilliums, Penicillia) 青黴菌屬 Is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production.
Some members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body. Other species are used in cheesemaking. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains over 300 species. [2]
Peninsula (n.) 半島 [C] A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.
Peninsula (n.) A large mass of land projecting into a body of water.
Peninsula, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 602
Housing Units (2000): 254
Land area (2000): 4.674119 sq. miles (12.105912 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.010029 sq. miles (0.025976 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.684148 sq. miles (12.131888 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61574
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.240755 N, 81.556363 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 44264
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Peninsula, OH
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Peninsula (n.) [ C ] 半島 A long piece of land that sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake.
// The Korean/ Arabian/ Florida Peninsula.
Peninsula (n.) 半 島，是一種三面環海，一面連陸地的地形，相當小的半島稱為海岬（海角），至於像歐洲、南美洲南部、非洲南部那樣極為巨大的半島稱為大陸延伸。阿拉伯半島被 國際普遍認為是世界最大的半島，雖然印度半島面積較之更大，但由於印度半島的地形封閉性，印度半島往往被歸類為「次大陸」而非半島。 A peninsula (Latin: paeninsula from paene "almost" and insula "island") is a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, while being connected to a mainland from which it extends. Examples are the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan, the Scandinavian Peninsula and the Niagara peninsula. [1] [2] [3] [4] The surrounding water is usually understood to be continuous, though not necessarily named as a single body of water. Peninsulas are not always named as such; one can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit.[5] A point is generally considered a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water that is less prominent than a cape. [6] A river which courses through a very tight meander is also sometimes said to form a "peninsula" within the (almost closed) loop of water. In English, the plurals of peninsula are peninsulas and, less commonly, peninsulae.
Peninsula (n.) A large mass of land projecting into a body of water.
Peninsular (a.) 半島（狀） 的（居民） Of or pertaining to a peninsula; as, a peninsular form; peninsular people; the peninsular war.
Peninsulated (imp. & p. p.) of Peninsulate.
Peninsulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peninsulate.
Peninsulate (v. t.) 使形成半島To form into a peninsula.
Penis (n.) [L.] (Anat.) 【解】陽物；陰莖 The erectile external sexual organ of males, used in copulation, and in mammals, also for urination.
Compare: Erectile
Erectile (a.) 可使直立的；【醫】勃起的 Able to become erect.
‘Erectile spines.’
Erectile (a.) Denoting tissues which are capable of becoming temporarily engorged with blood, particularly those of the penis or other sexual organs.
‘Erectile tissue.’
Erectile (a.) Relating to the capability of the penis or other sexual organs to become erect.
‘Men with erectile dysfunction.’
Compare: Dysfunction
Dysfunction (n.) 功能（官能）不良；功能（官能）障礙 Abnormality or impairment in the function of a specified bodily organ or system.
‘Bowel dysfunction.’
Dysfunction (n.) Deviation from the norms of social behavior in a way regarded as bad.
‘Inner-city dysfunction.’
Penis (n.) The male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) [syn: penis, phallus, member].
Compare: Euphemism
Euphemism (n.) 婉轉說法；委婉（詞）語 A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
‘“Downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts.’
The opposite of Dysphemism.
Penis (n.) The male member, or organ of generation.
Penis (n.) [ C ] 陰莖 The part of a male's body that is used for urinating and for sex.
Penis envy (German: Penisneid) (n.) 陽具欽羡：陰莖羨妒（penis envy），又稱陽具羨妒，是一種性心理發展期的假定，女孩有意識或無意識的具有陰莖羨妒情結，並且令自己有成為男孩而發出的性別困擾的心理假定。現今也時常使用在對自身生理構造感到自卑的男孩身上。
Is a stage theorized by Sigmund Freud regarding female psychosexual development, in which young girls experience anxiety upon realization that they do not have a penis. Freud considered this realization a defining moment in a series of transitions toward a mature female sexuality and gender identity. In Freudian theory, the penis envy stage begins the transition from an attachment to the mother to competition with the mother for the attention, recognition and affection of the father. [1] The parallel reaction of a boy's realization that women do not have a penis is castration anxiety.
Freud's theories regarding psychosexual development, and in particular the phallic stage, were criticized and refined by other psychoanalysts, such as Karen Horney, Otto Fenichel, Ernest Jones, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, Juliet Mitchell, and Clara Thompson.
Feminists argue that Freud's developmental theory is heteronormative and denies women a mature sexuality independent of men; they also criticize it for privileging the vagina over the clitoris as the center of women's sexuality. They criticize the sociosexual theory for privileging heterosexual sexual activity and penile penetration in defining women's "mature state of sexuality". [2] [3] [4] Counter-critics have responded that feminists misunderstand penis envy, which was not intended by Freud to refer literally to the envy of the male physical penis but to be understood as an abstract, evolving force in psychosexual development. Penis envy is theorized as a discrete event and reoccurring force in psychosexual development, not as "envy of the penis," but is sometimes used inexactly in contemporary culture to refer to women who are presumed to wish they were men. [5]
Compare: Envy
Envy (n. pl. Envies) 妒忌；羨慕 [U] [（+at/ of/ towards）]；妒忌的對象；羨慕的目標 [the S] [（+of）] A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
‘She felt a twinge of envy for the people on board.’
Envy (n.) (The envy of) A person or thing that inspires envy.
‘Their national health service is the envy of many in Europe.’
Envy (v. t.) [Transitive verb] [Envies, envying, envied] [With object] 妒忌；羨慕 [O1] Desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).
‘He envied people who did not have to work on weekends.’
[With two objects ]‘I envy Jane her happiness.’
Envy (v. t.) Desire for oneself (something possessed or enjoyed by another).
‘A lifestyle that most of us would envy.’
Penitence (n.) 懺悔；贖罪 The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition. "Penitence of his old guilt." -- Chaucer.
Death is deferred, and penitenance has room To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom. -- Dryden.
Syn: Repentance; contrition; compunction.
Penitence (n.) Remorse for your past conduct [syn: repentance, penitence, penance].
Penitencer (n.) A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases. [Written also penitenser.] [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Compare: Confession
Confession (n.) 承認；坦白，供認；供狀 [C] [U]；【宗】懺悔；告解 [U] [C] A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime.
‘He signed a confession to the murders’
Confession (n.) An admission or acknowledgment that one has done something that one is ashamed or embarrassed about.
‘By his own confession, he had strayed perilously close to alcoholism.’
Confession (n.) A formal admission of one's sins with repentance and desire of absolution, especially privately to a priest as a religious duty.
See also Sacrament of reconciliation
‘She still had not been to confession.’
See also Sacrament of reconciliation
Confession (n.) (pl. Confessions) (Humorous) Intimate revelations about a person's private life or occupation, especially as presented in a sensationalized form in a book, newspaper, or movie.
‘Confessions of a driving instructor.’
Confession (n.) (Also Confession of faith) A statement setting out essential religious doctrine.
‘A Protestant confession of faith.’
Confession (n.) The religious body or Church sharing a confession of faith.
‘Leading figures from every Christian confession.’
Confession (n.) A statement of one's principles.
‘His words are a political confession of faith.’
Compare: Extraordinary
Extraordinary (a.) 異常的；特別的，破例的；非凡的；離奇的，使人驚奇的 Very unusual or remarkable.
‘The extraordinary plumage of the male.’
[With clause] ‘It is extraordinary that no consultation took place.’
Extraordinary (a.) Unusually great.
‘Young children need extraordinary amounts of attention.’
Extraordinary (a.) [Attributive] (Of a meeting) Specially convened.
‘An extraordinary session of the Congress.’
Extraordinary (a.) [Postpositive] (Of an official) Additional; specially employed.
‘His appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary in London.’
Extraordinary (n.) [Usually ] (pl. extraordinaries) An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.
‘Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the House of Commons on February 6, 1767, only £111,287 had arisen from North America.’
Compare with Exceptional
‘Companies reporting profits before extraordinaries for several continuing years can suddenly tail spin to wipe out its entire capital and accumulated profits.’
Compare: Exceptional
Exceptional (a.) 例外的；異常的；特殊的；優秀的；卓越的 Unusual; not typical.
‘Crimes of exceptional callousness and cruelty.’
Exceptional (a.) Unusually good; outstanding.
‘A pepper offering exceptional flavor and juiciness.’
Exceptional (a.) [US ] (Of a child) Mentally or physically disabled so as to require special schooling.
‘Helping parents of exceptional children.’
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Exceptionable (a.) [Formal] 可以反對的；會引起反對的；例外的 Open to objection; causing disapproval or offense.
‘His drawings are almost the only exceptionable part of his work.’
Penitency (n.) 懺悔；贖罪 Penitence. [Obs.]
Penitent (n.) 悔過者；懺悔者 [C] One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
Compare: Transgression
Transgression (n.) 違反；違法，罪過 [C] [U] An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.
‘I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions.’
‘Her transgression of etiquette.’
Compare: Etiquette
Etiquette (n.) [U] 禮節；禮儀；（同業間的）規矩；成規The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
‘The rules of etiquette are changing.’
[With modifier ]‘Court etiquette was now familiar to Joan.’
[As modifier ]‘Etiquette books.’
Penitent (n.) One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
Compare: Censure
Censure (v.) (Transitive verb) [With object] (v. t.) 責備；譴責 (v. i.) 責備；譴責 Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
‘A judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct.’
Censure (n.) 責備；譴責 [U] [C] The expression of formal disapproval.
‘Angry delegates offered a resolution of censure against the offenders.’
‘They paid the price in social ostracism and family censure.’
Penitent (n.) One under the direction of a confessor.
Note: Penitents is an appellation given to certain fraternities in Roman Catholic countries, distinguished by their habit, and employed in charitable acts.
Penitent (a.) 悔過的；懺悔的 Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.
Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. -- Milton.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered. -- Dryden.
Penitent (a.) Doing penance. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Penitent (a.) Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds [syn: penitent, repentant] [ant: impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant].
Penitent (n.) (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor).
Penitent (a.) Undergoing or awaiting punishment.
Penitent (a.) (Formal) 悔過的，懺悔的 Showing that you are sorry for something you have done because you feel it was wrong.
// "I'm sorry," she said with a penitent smile.
// It was hard to be angry with him when he looked so penitent.
Penitent (n.) [ C ] (Formal) 悔罪者，懺悔者 A person who is performing a formal religious act to show that they are sorry for something they have done wrong.
Penitential (a.) 後悔的；悔罪的；苦行的 Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears.
Penitential (n.) 悔罪者；苦修者；（天主教）悔罪規則書 A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also penitential book.
Penitential (a.) Showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words" [syn: {penitential}, {penitentiary}].
Penitentially (adv.) 悔悟；苦行 In a penitential manner.
Penitentially (adv.) Showing remorse [syn: penitently, penitentially, repentantly] [ant: impenitently, unrepentantly].
Penitentiary (a.) 應處監禁的；用作懲處的；監獄的；悔過的；懺悔的 Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.
Penitentiary (a.) Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.
Penitentiary (a.) Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.
Penitentiaries (n. pl. ) of Penitentiary.
Penitentiary (n.) [C] 監獄；（天主教的）宗教裁判所；宗教裁判官 One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Penitentiary (n.) One who does penance. [Obs.] -- Hammond.
Penitentiary (n.) A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed. -- Shpiley.
Penitentiary (n.) That part of a church to which penitents were admitted. -- Shipley.
Penitentiary (n.) (R. C. Ch.) An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.
Penitentiary (n.) (R. C. Ch.) An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.