Compensation for a wrong.
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
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Examples for "penitence "
Examples for "penitence "
1 Florence gazed at him a moment in bitter, in almost selfish penitence .
2 The words of penitence and the words of pardon had been spoken.
3 He did not know how much penitence there was in the sorrow.
4 Her penitence was the beginning of the sentimental side of our acquaintance.
5 The penitence of the robber, on analysis, discloses the three familiar elements-
1 I'm afraid this is not a question of regret but of expiation .
2 The dream of empire was gone; the day of expiation was begun.
3 Kim said shakily, If expiation is needed, it is mine to seek.
4 This is the movement of the romance, and then comes the expiation .
5 That would be the real expiation , not burying myself in a convent.
6 And the rebuke or expiation 'There is more to fishing than fish.'
7 In accepting sesamum, O Yudhishthira, the same expiation has to be made.
8 Of the New Testament, that of the Son, the kingdom of expiation .
9 This is the expiation of your oaths when ye shall have sworn.
10 He whole soul seemed to crave suffering, in expiation for his sins.
11 It is an act of expiation for something you have not committed.
12 And thou shalt offer a calf for sin every day for expiation .
13 She entreated God to grant her time for repentance and for expiation .
14 There is no expiation for him and his sins know no diminution.
15 Some are of opinion that no expiation is necessary for such conduct.
16 These woods which have witnessed my fault should have witnessed my expiation .
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