Get to know Penances better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning.
Penances meaning
plural of penance
Using Penances
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of penance
Context around Penances
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penances
- In this selection, "penances" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, friday, harsh, public and practically stand out and add context to how "penances" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are the penances that god and impose public penances to visit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penances" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penances
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Parashurama lived with Bhrigu for many months and Bhrigu trained his descendant in performing harsh penances. (16 words)
However, in many cases, the practice of Friday penances practically ended with the reform of required fasting and abstinence. (19 words)
His fifth boon was to be capable of performing arduous tasks and penances and to remain devoted to Shiva forever. (20 words)
We forbid abbots and monks to impose public penances, to visit the sick, to administer extreme unction, and to sing public masses. (22 words)
The din of arms, the danger, the labors, the fatigues of war, are the penances that God now imposes upon you. (21 words)
His fifth boon was to be capable of performing arduous tasks and penances and to remain devoted to Shiva forever. (20 words)
Example sentences (5)
However, in many cases, the practice of Friday penances practically ended with the reform of required fasting and abstinence.
His fifth boon was to be capable of performing arduous tasks and penances and to remain devoted to Shiva forever.
Parashurama lived with Bhrigu for many months and Bhrigu trained his descendant in performing harsh penances.
The din of arms, the danger, the labors, the fatigues of war, are the penances that God now imposes upon you.
We forbid abbots and monks to impose public penances, to visit the sick, to administer extreme unction, and to sing public masses.