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Penitentially

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pen·i·ten·tial  (pn-tnshl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or expressing penitence.
2. Of or relating to penance.
n.
1. A book or set of church rules concerning the sacrament of penance.
2. A penitent.
peni·tential·ly adv.
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Adv.1.penitentially - showing remorse
penitently, repentantly
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I am not quite clear whether these articles were carried penitentially or ostentatiously; but, I rather think they were displayed as articles of property - much as Cleopatra or any other sovereign lady on the Rampage might exhibit her wealth in a pageant or procession.
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