penitent's

It is the penitent's own duty as a penance to publicly reveal their repentance for such manifest sins, not the priest's.

Sen. Ted Kennedy's right to a Catholic funeral 2009

In the tradition of the 17th-century French moralists, Camus, concealed under this penitent's habit, denounces the moral hypocrisy of a certain kind of leftist.

Books on Guilt 2010

In the tradition of the 17th-century French moralists, Camus, concealed under this penitent's habit, denounces the moral hypocrisy of a certain kind of leftist.

Books on Guilt 2010

I don't know whether it's a result of stress, bad food, or what, but I was suddenly overtaken with nausea earlier, resulting in me spending a very unpleasant few minutes hunched over in the penitent's appeal to the White Goddess.

National Brotherhood Week in Hollywood! 2008

In the tradition of the 17th-century French moralists, Camus, concealed under this penitent's habit, denounces the moral hypocrisy of a certain kind of leftist.

Books on Guilt 2010

On the other hand, there's a dodged rhythm suggestive of a penitent's progress, in this homage to a woman's "thirty-five year's of service" -- which is itself undercut by the self-serving tone that surfaces by the close of every speech.

Mayhill Fowler: Bill Clinton Goes Off Script In Texas 2008

You want to be the voice of truth that is heard; you want to be the megaphone through which the penitent's words are carried.

Vanishing Acts Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2005

With a sigh she once again forced down her doubts and said her penitent's prayers.

Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

Now that responsibility is on the priest's part, not on the penitent's part.

CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2001 2001

On the contrary, it was at the back of Cadfael's mind that an even more sinister shadow was closing over that troublesome young man in a penitent's cell at the abbey.

The Heretic's Apprentice Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1989