Crossword-Solution: PENITENTS
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEARE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with PENITENTS (5)
The monk smiled slightly, and replied as he generally did when admonishing his penitents; but after a while he remained silent, repeating with heavy sighs, “O God!” Then he said, “Well, come to confession to-morrow,” and blessed her with his wrinkled hands.
The first day of Lent; Ð so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
Two priests sat in the chancel, reading and waiting penitents; and out in the nave, one very old woman was engaged in her devotions.
The eyes of the luxurious Friar devoured their charms: Had his Penitents consulted those Interpreters, He would have needed no other means of expressing his desires.
But most of the penitents came down, very sprightly and fresh, as having done a real good substantial deed which it would take a good deal of sin to counterbalance; and the old gentleman in the watch-box was down upon them with his canister while they were in this humour, I promise you.
Quotes with PENITENTS (3)
Sins of ignorance or infirmity are to be admonished in a different way than intentional sins of malice of intention. The assurance of forgiveness is not to be offered carelessly by those whose conscience is seared, but to penitents who come contritely to the table of the Lord.
High justice would in no way be debased if ardent love should cancel instantly the debts these penitents must satisfy.
We are familiar with people who seek out solitude: penitents, failures, saints, or prophets. They retreat to deserts, preferably, where they live on locusts and honey. Others, however, live in caves or cells on remote islands; some-more spectacularly-squat in cages mounted high atop poles swaying in the breeze. They do this to be nearer God. Their solitude is a self-moritification by which they do penance. They act in the belief that they are living a life pleasing to God. Or…
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Appears in: Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 11 times in crossword archives (1979–2012).