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pœnitential

pœnitential is the archaic spelling of penitential.

Meaning of penitential

Adjective

penitential (comparative more penitential, superlative most penitential)

  1. Pertaining to penance or penitence.
    • Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can not cleanse.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co....

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Forms of pœnitential

comparativemore pœnitential
superlativemost pœnitential

Questions about pœnitential

What is pœnitential the archaic spelling of?
Pœnitential is the archaic spelling of penitential.

Words near pœnitential in the dictionary

  1. pœnal
  2. pœnall
  3. pœnalties
  4. pœnalty
  5. pœnitent
  6. pœnitential
  7. pœnitents
  8. pœnological
  9. pœnology
  10. Pœuilly
  11. Přemyslid

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