Associations to the word «Penitential»

Wiktionary

PENITENTIAL, adjective. Pertaining to penance or penitence
PENITENTIAL, noun. A book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance

Dictionary definition

PENITENTIAL, adjective. Showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn