(1):
(n.) One under the direction of a confessor.
(2):
(n.) One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
(3):
(a.) 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.
(4):
(a.) Doing penance.
(5):
(n.) One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.