penitent (a person under church censure but admitted to penance or reconciliation under the direction of a confessor)
1penitent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French penitent, from Latin paenitent , paenitens, from present participle of paenitēre to cause regret, feel regret, perhaps from paene almost Date: 14th century feeling… …
2The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …
3Excommunication — • Exclusion from the communion, the principal and severest censure, is a medicinal, spiritual penalty that deprives the guilty Christian of all participation in the common blessings of ecclesiastical society Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …
