penitential

Example Sentences

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It also marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.

From Los Angeles Times

In the eyes of the German public, Stadler's guilty plea did not look particularly penitential.

From BBC

The prayer service, known as a penitential rite and required by Canon law, was led by the basilica's archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.

From Reuters

The Vatican said that the text, issued eight months after the pope’s “penitential journey to Canada,” reaffirmed the church’s “rejection of the colonizing mentality.”

From New York Times

In songs such as the welcome-to-hell “School Song” and “Bruce,” recounting a penitential cake-eating challenge, the ensemble dances through the hallways and assembly rooms with dizzying élan.

From Washington Post