penance in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

penance in the PONS Dictionary

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penance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do penance for sth
faire pénitence de qc
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As part of the penance he wills his land for the villagers.
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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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At the end, he writes this manuscript as an act of penance.
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The earliest penance processions can be traced back to 1179.
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He doesn't have qualms about substituting punishment for penance.
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The first five articles showed the influence of the reformers by recognising only three of the former seven sacraments: baptism, eucharist, and penance.
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They are followed by bands of music and nazarenos, which is people that make penance and thanks for special events in their life.
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In antiquity, penance had been a public ritual.
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As pilgrimages became safer and more popular the focus on penance began to wane.
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The priest may offer advice and gives a suitable penance.
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