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Penitential Period Crossword Clue

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noun

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

37%11 Like a period of spiritual renewal
adjective satellite

• showing or constituting penance

31%13 Referring to a period of penitential purification
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New York Times15 Apr 1987 Across 46
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