penitent
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The penitent Magdalene was a popular subject in Artemisia’s day, and several versions of the painting exist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
He’s genuflecting and appears penitent, it’s him with no public or private, shipwrecked in place in a way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
So then—can an inanimate tool such as this typewriter be penitent, reformed, and redeemed from the original sin of its creation?
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2024
He told me forgiveness and redemption, according to Christian teaching, "are not something we can earn, except by being genuinely humble, genuinely penitent and totally sincere in our wish to be forgiven".
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2022
“I don’t know what came over me,” I blurted, penitent.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Before attacking the city, the crusaders fasted and walked around its walls as penitents, an act that shows the blending of pilgrimage with armed conflict.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
His voice carries along a line of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and facial hoods.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
Known as La Madrugá, or The Dawn, the procession features penitents who wear pointed black hoods and carry a float of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena from the city's cathedral.
From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2022
Ms. Atlani-Duault, the commission member, said the group had not carried out a quantitative analysis that would show how often penitents were steered toward confession when discussing sexual abuse.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
On Holy Thursday, I brought my pan and towels along with the other penitents for washing the feet of the parishioners at the door of the church.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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