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penitence

In the Christian church, true sorrow for sin and the asking for God's forgiveness. In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus taught his followers to ask God to ‘forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us’. An important part of many church services is the opportunity for the confession of sins and absolution (forgiveness).



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Naked, would I like to see them: for beauty alone should preach penitence.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Of course, a minute or so later I would realise wrathfully that it was all a lie, a revolting lie, an affected lie, that is, all this penitence, this emotion, these vows of reform.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
The penitence of his countrymen is still waiting expression, but it may come to that when they have recurred to the evidences of his offence in their present shape.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
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