Usage Examples
Filter by Meaning She showed her penitency by giving away all her possessions to the poor.
He showed penitency by confessing his sins to the priest.
She went through a time of penitency as part of her recovery from addiction.
The saint's penitency included acts of extreme self-denial and mortification.
The hermit's penitency consisted of living in a cave and subsisting on meager provisions.
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