penitential
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ɪˈtɛn adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, proceeding from, or expressive of penitence or repentance.
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Example sentences
The penitential austerities which she practised, were such as seemed rather to suit a recluse than one who lived in a court.
And so the strict rule he imposed on himself was not a penitential act but a security measure.
Pepita did not wish to retire to a convent, nor did she incline to a penitential life.
The example of his conversion moved sixty gentlemen to devote themselves to an austere penitential life.
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