English → Latin
“penitential” in Latin
dēclārōto declare or announce; to indicate, reveal or testify; to show or provecarmensong, tune; a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song; poem, poetry (strictly any poem or poetry that can be s
The English word penitential itself goes back to Latin paenitentia, through paenitentiālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
penitential
*poenitentiam testans, declarans. Penitential tears, *lacrimae quas poenitentia peccatorum elicit: a penitential psalm, *psalmus, carmen, ad poenitentiam peccatorum vocans: penitential feelings, *animus ad mentem vitamque emendandam paratus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for penitential?
- The usual Latin words for “penitential” are dēclārō, carmen. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.