penitential
Example Sentences
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Weeks later, during the penitential Yom Kippur prayers in a small Berlin synagogue, Rosenzweig reversed his decision.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
It also marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
In the eyes of the German public, Stadler's guilty plea did not look particularly penitential.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023
The trip to Canada has much less pomp: “A penitential pilgrimage,” Francis recently called it.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022
She fled from her home to where St. Francis dwelt, and he with his own hands cut off her luxuriant golden tresses, and threw over her his own penitential habit of gray wool.
From Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.
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