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Penitence Period

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noun

• a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

36%10Period of fasting and penitence
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• a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

29%7 Christian period of fasting and penitence before Easter
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New York Times18 Jul 1988 Down 58
New York Times30 Jan 1983 Across 105
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