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Definition of Penitency

Penitency
Penitency Pen"i*ten*cy, n. Penitence. [Obs.]

Meaning of Penitency from wikipedia

- Penitent Magdalene or Penitent Magdalen refers to a period of repentance in the life of Mary Magdalene, according to medieval legend, and a large number...
- The Christian movement known as the Penitents goes back to the 4th century. Those who had committed serious sins confessed their sins to the Bishop or...
- penitent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Penitent or Penitent may refer to: The Penitent, a 1983 novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer The Penitent (play)...
- The Penitent (1983) is a novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991). It was originally published in installments in The Jewish Daily Forward (1973) with...
- Confraternities of penitents (Spanish: Cofradía Penitencial; Italian: Fratellanza penitenziale; Portuguese: Irmandade Penitencial) are Christian religious...
- The Penitent is a 1988 American-Mexican film and the directorial debut of Cliff Osmond. It stars Raul Julia and Armand ****ante. In a small, deeply religious...
- The Penitent Thief, also known as the Good Thief, Wise Thief, Grateful Thief, or Thief on the Cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke's account of...
- The Penitentes is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Conway and starring Orrin Johnson and Seena Owen. It was produced by D. W. Griffith's...
- Penitent Peak (67°52′S 67°14′W / 67.867°S 67.233°W / -67.867; -67.233) is a peak between Mount Breaker and Ryan Peak on Horseshoe Island. Surve**** by...
- Penitente or penitentes may refer to Penitente or penitent, any (typically Catholic) practitioner of ritual penance A member of the Penitentes (New Mexico)...