PENITENTIAL

Penitential

A penitential is a book or set of church rules concerning the Christian sacrament of penance, a "new manner of reconciliation with God" that was first developed by Celtic monks in Ireland in the sixth century AD.

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penitential

Noun

  1. a book or set of rules pertaining to the Christian sacrament of penance

Adjective



    

  1. Pertaining to penance or penitence
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