Catholic Word of the Day: PENALTY, PENITENTIAL, 12-15-09

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PENALTY, PENITENTIAL

A penance imposed by ecclesiastical law or superior for some wrongdoing, as a substitute for the full penalty deserved. It may be a canonical admonition or the recitation of certain prayers, and represents an indulgence motivated by mercy.

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