penance for

Frequency: 6.52.1 per million words

Specifies the sin or wrongdoing for which penance is done.

penancepenance + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • Has anyone ever paid a higher penance for telling a lie?
  • He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes.
  • He decided to do public penance for his sins.
  • The priest prescribed a prayer as penance for his unkind words.
  • She lived a simple life in penance for her earlier excesses.
  • Giving away the stolen money was his penance for the theft.
  • They fasted for three days as penance for their community's failures.
  • The former dictator performed menial labor as penance for his tyranny.
  • Is there any possible penance for such a betrayal of trust?
  • He wrote a long letter of apology in penance for his rude behavior.