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Get to know Penitential better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like compunction or remorse.

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Penitential in a sentence

Penitential meaning

Pertaining to penance or penitence.

Synonyms of Penitential

compunction remorse self-reproach penitent repentant

Related words

Other words often associated with Penitential or its synonyms:

sorrow rue regret remorseful unrepentant regretful contrite bad ashamed rueful impenitent sorry

Using Penitential

  • The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to penance or penitence.
  • Useful related words include: compunction, remorse, self-reproach, penitent.
  • In the example corpus, penitential often appears in combinations such as: the penitential, penitential season, his penitential.

Context around Penitential

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

easter 1× ostensive 1× feasts 1× special 1× permanent 1×

Often after:

season 2× obligation 1× acts 1× rite 1× practices 1× lessons 1× act 1× enthusiasm 1× reasons 1× sermons 1×

Sentence patterns with Penitential

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and permanent penitential institutions 1× and special penitential prayers are 1× appropriate to penitential prayer as 1× as a penitential season 1× bishops another penitential act is 1× for easter penitential rite times 1× for his penitential sermons lambasting 1× for penitential reasons maximilian 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abstaining from consuming 1× accounts exist of 1× both the dialogues 1× canon law also 1× for penitential reasons 1× he was famed 1×

Common sentence endings:

a penitential overtone 1× a penitential period 1× a penitential season 1× act is substituted 1× and saints days 1× body after death 1×

Words around Penitential

Just before it in the word index:

penitent 20 penitence 26 penitani 2 penistone 3 peniston 4 penises 36

Just after it in the word index:

penitentiaries 3 penitentiary 144 penitents 9 penix 50 penjana 3 penjikent 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aal 24 aalto 24 aardvark 24 aarogya 24 abalos 24 abbess 24

Corpus analysis for Penitential

  • In this selection, "penitential" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, easter, ostensive, feasts, season, obligation and acts stand out and add context to how "penitential" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and permanent penitential institutions and and special penitential prayers are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "penitential" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with penitential

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Accounts exist of the severity of his penitential practices. (9 words)

Please contact Bega Parish Office for Easter Penitential Rite Times. (10 words)

In particular, the penitential Psalm 50 is very widely used. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

For a while, as the White Penitents approached Rome, gaining adherents along the way, Boniface IX and the Curia supported their penitential enthusiasm, but when they reached Rome, Boniface IX had their leader burnt at the stake, and they soon dispersed. (41 words)

Canon Law also obliges Catholics to abstain from meat on the Fridays of the year outside of Lent (excluding certain holy days) unless, with the permission of the local conference of bishops, another penitential act is substituted. (37 words)

The Eastern Orthodox Church allows divorce for a limited number of reasons, and in theory (but usually not in practice) requires that a marriage after divorce be celebrated with a penitential overtone. (32 words)

Example sentences (18)

Today’s readings certainly set the tone for Lent as a penitential season.

The answer is that he broadened the manner in which the penitential obligation of Friday is carried out.

Abstaining from consuming meat and participating in penitential acts are for Catholics two practices that we usually associate with Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent.

Please contact Bega Parish Office for Easter Penitential Rite Times.

Accounts exist of the severity of his penitential practices.

Both the dialogues and the evolving paintings were ostensive penitential lessons that even illiterate people (who were the overwhelming majority) could understand.

Canon Law also obliges Catholics to abstain from meat on the Fridays of the year outside of Lent (excluding certain holy days) unless, with the permission of the local conference of bishops, another penitential act is substituted.

For a while, as the White Penitents approached Rome, gaining adherents along the way, Boniface IX and the Curia supported their penitential enthusiasm, but when they reached Rome, Boniface IX had their leader burnt at the stake, and they soon dispersed.

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For penitential reasons, Maximilian gave very specific instructions for the treatment of his body after death.

He was famed for his penitential sermons, lambasting what he viewed as widespread immorality and attachment to material riches.

In contrast, the established Anglican Church "pressed for a more elaborate observance of feasts, penitential seasons, and saints' days.

In Judaism the Torah is read in public on Thursday mornings, and special penitential prayers are said on Thursday, unless there is a special occasion for happiness which cancels them.

In particular, the penitential Psalm 50 is very widely used.

Kneeling was considered most appropriate to penitential prayer, as distinct from the festive nature of Eastertide and its remembrance every Sunday.

Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent.

The Eastern Orthodox Church allows divorce for a limited number of reasons, and in theory (but usually not in practice) requires that a marriage after divorce be celebrated with a penitential overtone.

The period saw an increase in standing police forces and permanent penitential institutions.

This can happen for such reasons as not having confessed within that year; excommunication can also be imposed as part of a penitential period.

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Common combinations with penitential

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "penitential" in a sentence?
An example: "Today’s readings certainly set the tone for Lent as a penitential season." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "penitential" from authentic English texts.
What does "penitential" mean?
Penitential means: Pertaining to penance or penitence.
What are synonyms of "penitential"?
Common synonyms of "penitential" include: compunction, remorse, self-reproach, penitent, repentant.
How many example sentences with "penitential" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "penitential", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.