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
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 • Dec. 19, 2022
To examine myself to-day as to the place penance is having in my Advent, and if it has none, to fix at least one daily penitential act.
From Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent by Paul, Mother St.
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