penitential
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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
Over its 20-minute run, Mazzoli conjures penitential processions, “melting hymns,” spells cast over broken bones and a conclusory ascent to the heavens.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2022
Enraged at the numbers who, despite their threats, continued to flock to this penitential retreat, the lords justices, in 1632, made a last effort to desecrate ‘the holy island’.
From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by
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A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
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