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penance

[pen-uhns] / ˈpɛn əns /


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What is that Penance Stare thing he’s doing?’

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Penance is a bubbly and awkward and granted the gift of technological innovation, through which she manipulates electricity.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2021

Penance for Catholics starts with lament, public acknowledgment of sin and wrongdoing, recognition of it both by the wrongdoer and the community.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2019

They brought out a horse, Penance, who was outfitted in goalie pads and trained to kneel reverently.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2019

And, in truth, he had not the first idea of religion, of the Sacrament of Penance, or any other Sacrament....

From Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) by Various




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