All 3 Uses of
penance
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- The elder absolved, reconciled, exhorted, imposed penance, blessed, and dismissed them.†
Chpt 3 *
- I am convinced that he did that from 'self-laceration,' from the self-laceration of falsity, for the sake of the charity imposed by duty, as a penance laid on him.†
Chpt 5
- Such offerings, always of money gained by personal toil, are made by way of penance voluntarily undertaken.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(penance) self-punishment, prayer, or other action to make up for wrong-doing
or:
a religious practice (often called confession) involving confession, forgiveness, and atonement