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penanceRoman Catholic sacrament, involving confession of sins and receiving absolution, and works performed (or punishment self-inflicted) in atonement for sin. Penance is worked out nowadays in terms of good deeds rather than routine repetition of prayers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There be monks in Russia, for penance, that will sit a whole night in a vessel of water, till they be engaged with hard ice. That is my crime, Father Brown, and I don't know what penance you would inflict for it. Goddard's accordingly the very next day, to undergo the necessary penance of communication; and a severe one it was. |
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