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词汇 example_english_act-of-contrition
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act of contrition

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meanings of actand contrition


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act
noun
uk /ækt/ us /ækt/
something that ...
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contrition
noun[U]
uk /kənˈtrɪʃ.ən/ us /kɑːnˈtrɪʃ.ən/
a very sorry or guilty feeling about something bad you have done, or the act of showing that you feel ...
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Examples of act of contrition


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For example, in the absence of priestly absolution, the laity must assist the sick to perform 'an actofcontrition' which would achieve forgiveness and open the gates of paradise.
Indeed, it might be interpreted as an actofcontrition for the abolition of investment grants, but it will almost certainly do very little for the assisted areas.
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It would be a tragedy if, in the short-term aftermath of the collapse of public confidence in the project, we tore down the building as an actofcontrition.
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Before the absolution, the penitent makes an actofcontrition, a prayer declaring sorrow for sin.
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A customary prayer is invoked that, if said and meant, is equivalent to an actofcontrition.
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The chaplet begins with an actofcontrition.
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Inyangamugayo would assemble all parties to a crime and mediate a resolution involving reparations or some actofcontrition.
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The song is said to be a sing-along actofcontrition.
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The penitent then prays an actofcontrition and the priest administers absolution, formally forgiving the person of his sins.
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The penitent makes a sacramental confession of all mortal sins to a priest and prays an actofcontrition.
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But there's no final actofcontrition.
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There have been many genuine and sincere acts of contrition.
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