penance in the PONS Dictionary

penance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do penance for sth
изкупвам греха си за нщ
do penance in sackcloth and ashes
посипвам си главата с пепел (разкайвам се)

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In antiquity, penance had been a public ritual.
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The penance for unmarried men over 20 is not mentioned.
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It is important to stress that these means are a sort of methodology for penance.
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As pilgrimages became safer and more popular the focus on penance began to wane.
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Penance assumed many forms, such as pilgrimages to holy sites; constructing, repairing and rebuilding churches; and caring for the poor and sick.
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If a woman practices vice with a woman, she shall do penance for three years. 13.
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Doing penance was a visible sign of conversion.
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At the age of seven, she had already lived the life of a recluse, devoting herself to penances.
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While animal products were to be avoided during times of penance, pragmatic compromises often prevailed.
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Believing that the sage had stolen the horse, they hurled insults at him and caused his penance to be disturbed.
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