What Is Another Name For Penitentes?

What Is Another Name For Penitentes? 1 remorseful, rueful, sorrowful. What are penitentes in English? : a member of a religious society of Flagellants in Spanish-American communities of the southwestern U.S. (as New Mexico) who practice self-whipping and other forms of penitential torture particularly during Holy Week. What is another name for penitentes in Spanish?