pénitentiel
French, adjective\pe.ni.tɑ̃.sjɛl\
pénitentiel is a French adjective meaning “penitential” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a un rapport avec la pénitence”.
What does pénitentiel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
penitential
- 2
penitant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a un rapport avec la pénitence.
noun: 1. Rituel de la pénitence. 2. Manuel pour confesseur listant les actes de pénitence en fonction des péchés.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pénitentiel
- pénitentielle feminine
- pénitentiels masculine plural
- pénitentielles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pénitentiel?
- \pe.ni.tɑ̃.sjɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pénitentiel in French?
pénitentiel appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).