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 prayer service, known as a penitential rite and required by Canon law, was led by the basilica's archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.
From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2023
The cord which S. Carlo Borromeo wore round his neck in the penitential procession during the plague at Milan, is preserved as a relic here.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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