释义 |
penitentialpen‧i‧ten‧tial /ˌpenəˈtenʃəl◂/ adjective formal  - a penitential journey to a holy shrine
- And alas, I thought, my penitential journey over, they didn't do it separately in the first place.
- Devotion in the Middle Ages was often expressed by means of penitential journeys to famous shrines.
- From the end of the period of the Kings, public penitential festivals were a frequent necessity.
- It's a priest's penitential chain to be worn around the waist against the skin.
- There are extraordinarily vivid and exuberant pictures which are countered by others which have an almost penitential mood to them.
relating to being sorry for having done something wrong: penitential journeys to famous shrines |