repentance
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In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The race is held the day before the start of Lent, the Christian period of repentance and sacrifice before Easter.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
Other actors have come back from similar situations after time and repentance, with independent films more likely to offer him a route than big studios.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023
“Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw gravely in a parody of repentance.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing repentance
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