All 5 Uses of
penance
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- Penance.†
Chpt 5 *
- The voice of penance and of grief came slow, embellished, tremulous.†
Chpt 11
- Penance for their sins.†
Chpt 13
- LYNCH: I hope you gave the good father a penance.†
Chpt 15
- eyes were red when his father died theyre lost for a woman of course must be terrible when a man cries let alone them Id like to be embraced by one in his vestments and the smell of incense off him like the pope besides theres no danger with a priest if youre married hes too careful about himself then give something to H H the pope for a penance I wonder was he satisfied with me one thing I didnt like his slapping me behind going away so familiarly in the hall though I laughed Im not a horse or an ass am I I suppose he was thinking of his fathers I wonder is he awake thinking of me or dreaming am I in it who gave him that flower he said he bought he smelt of some kind of drink not whisk†
Chpt 18
Definition:
self-punishment, prayer, or other action to make up for wrong-doing
or:
a religious practice (often called confession) involving confession, forgiveness, and atonement
or:
a religious practice (often called confession) involving confession, forgiveness, and atonement