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From paenitēns (“repenting”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”). In the Vulgate, used as the translation of Ancient Greek μετάνοια (metánoia, “repentance”), and found in the phrase paenitentiam ago (“do penance”) as a translation of μετανοέω (metanoéō, “repent”).

paenitentia f (genitive paenitentiae); first declension

  1. repentance, penitence, regret
  2. (Ecclesiastical Latin) penance

First-declension noun.

paenitentia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of paenitēns

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