penance in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

penance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penance in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for penance in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

penance Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do penance for sth
hacer penitencia por algo
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He was ordered to do public penance in his church.
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If she practices solitary vice, she shall do penance for the same period. 14.
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In antiquity, penance had been a public ritual.
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It is important to stress that these means are a sort of methodology for penance.
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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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The earliest penance processions can be traced back to 1179.
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As pilgrimages became safer and more popular the focus on penance began to wane.
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Doing penance was a visible sign of conversion.
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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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While animal products were to be avoided during times of penance, pragmatic compromises often prevailed.
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