Synonyms of the word

penitential

• adj. Pertaining to penance or penitence.
• n. a book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance.

compunction

• n. A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

penitent

• adj. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense…
• adj. Doing penance.
• n. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
• n. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
• n. One under the direction of a confessor.

remorse

• n. A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
• n. (obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.

repentant

• adj. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
• n. One who repents; a penitent.

self-reproach

• n. Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.