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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155260" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_155260" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (a.) Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; - called also penitential book. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential book; penitential tears. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; - called also penitential book. </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20323" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20323" /> == | ||
<p> An ecclesiastical book retained among the Romanists, in which is prescribed what relates to the imposition of penance, and the reconciliation of penitents. There are various penitentials, as the | <p> An ecclesiastical book retained among the Romanists, in which is prescribed what relates to the imposition of penance, and the reconciliation of penitents. There are various penitentials, as the Roman penitential; that of the venerable Bede; that of pope [[Gregory]] the Third, &c. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54935" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_54935" /> == | ||
