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Meaning of "penances"
penances (noun): Acts of self-imposed punishment or atonement for sins or wrongdoings, often carried out as a part of religious practices or spiritual disciplines. Penances are intended to show remorse, seek forgiveness, or achieve spiritual growth or purification
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Their previous penances served them well.
Because of these men had to undergo penances.
But his penances are always too long.
I always guess the priest penances in my school.
Some penances could be commuted through payments or substitutions.
That all such penances are futile.
Penances varied in length depending on what sin was committed.
Some salutary penances will be imposed on him.
There was no need of such severe penances.
I will do penances all my life for this.
I deserve the most severe penances.
Do not impose penances upon orphans.
Increase your prayers and penances.
Small penances with great love are powerful indeed.
Special and severe penances imposed.
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It generated a plethora of condemnations and penances.
Carino performed penances and become a lay brother there.
Some will pay penances.
He penances himself by discarding his child and his wife.
You do not need to create penances for yourself.
These are penances and austerities as far as the body is concerned.
For this he performed severe penances for thousands of years.
His marriage was validated only after the performance of prescribed penances.
Thus one of the penances that she practiced became known.
There was disapproval of his pious practices and the penances he imposed.
They believe their prayers and penances can change the course of history.
He is portrayed as a powerful demon king who disturbs the penances of rishis.
In that asylum the gods had undergone penances impelled by the desire of obtaining salvation.
The priests would also hear confession and give penances.
Therefore he can transcendentally execute severe penances in the renounced order of life.
She also put a stop to public excommunications and public penances.
Suso tells us that after his penances had been going.
We make more reparation for our faults than by the severest penances.
Rose is most well known for the penances she inflicted upon herself.
God does not give everyone the grace of being able to support heroic penances.
These books listed crimes and the penances that must be done for them.
We must cry out louder and louder in our prayers and penances.
Public holidays were often declared and free penances given to spectators to ensure large attendences.
Karmic matter should be destroyed or shaken off the soul by the practice of penances.
Mme de Moni said those penances did not correct any lapses.
Early medieval penitential books contained a wide array of different penances for such trespasses.
The reason that we take up penances during Lent is for the glory of Heaven.
I was not like those grand souls who practice all kinds of penances from childhood.
Mme de Moni said those penances did not correct any lapses and only gave pride.
And there was penances.
The penances I did made me feel a little better.
Sometimes you might see some of the novices doing their own penances in the refectory.
These penances were so severe that Mother Maria Taboada feared for her health.
A soul will receive a greater reward for observing the rule than for penances and great mortifications.
Exterior penances dispose to interior, as humiliations to humility.
