Examples of 'penance' in a sentence
Meaning of "penance"
Penance (noun): An act of self-punishment or self-discipline as a way of showing regret or atonement for a wrongdoing. In some religious contexts, penance is a sacrament where a person confesses their sins and receives penitential exercises to absolve them
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- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
- A sacrament in some Christian churches.
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
- repentance
How to use "penance" in a sentence
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It seems as though my penance ought to be a simple one.
The penance here on something big three.
This is more of a penance than you think.
The penance for your sins is death.
To confess my sins to do penance and to amend my life.
Penance reminds you never to err again.
Justice demands penance for his betrayal.
Now penance is a judgment pronounced in a secret tribunal.
We need to go to penance and find their trail.
For years she is here now doing penance.
Paying penance for your evil past.
I will say some prayers as penance later.
For your penance meditate on those words.
He just kind of did that out of obligation or penance.
This is our penance and our shame.
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You did not wait to hear your penance.
The penance must equal the sin.
This is not the penance asked of you.
The penance was full of intent and fire.
He was a man of great penance and apostolic zeal.
Their penance was generally related to their sin.
Some sins trail their own penance.
But the penance they do real quick.
I will drink three cups of wine as penance.
Murali as a penance decides to marry a handicapped girl.
A pilgrimage can be either to receive a blessing or to do penance.
This apparent penance turned into an opportunity.
You must not speak to a man doing penance.
That kind of penance is called tariff penance.
I was hoping you would let me do some penance.
Aquinas sees penance as having two functions.
But just ripe enough for penance.
You must do penance and be sincerely sorry.
The priest gives me the usual penance.
Your time of penance will soon be over.
I think you do not want to do penance at all.
The religious penance imposed on our forefathers.
You were the angry wind demanding penance.
Some went for penance for their sins.
His agreeing to contact them strikes me as penance.
Fulfillment of the penance given by the priest.
I will have to force you to a severe penance.
We will discuss your penance over dinner.
No end to my journey without sacrifice and penance.
Rhiannon is forced to do penance for her crime.
Withdraw from this fearful process of penance.
I was literally doing penance to meet you.
And as such requires the hardest of penance.
There is no penance hard enough for me.
You will pay all your penance.
