Translations for penitent in French

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This advice appeared good to the future chancellor. He conjured the evil spirit with abundance of prayers offered up by the monks. But the devil does not suffer himself to be easily dispossessed from a place in which he has fixed his garrison. In proportion as they redoubled the exorcisms he redoubled the temptations; so that day and night the bell was ringing full swing, announcing the extreme desire for mortification which the penitent experienced.

Le conseil parut bon au futur chancelier. Il conjura l’esprit malin à grand renfort de prières faites par les moines ; mais le diable ne se laisse pas déposséder facilement d’une place où il a mis garnison ; à mesure qu’on redoublait les exorcismes, il redoublait les tentations, de sorte que jour et nuit la cloche sonnait à toute volée, annonçant l’extrême désir de mortification qu’éprouvait le pénitent.

The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas

Les Trois Mousquetaires, de Alexandre Dumas

It is not known whether it was the devil who gave way, or the monks who grew tired; but within three months the penitent reappeared in the world with the reputation of being the most terrible POSSESSED that ever existed.	On ignore si ce fut le diable qui lâcha prise ou les moines qui se lassèrent ; mais, au bout de trois mois, le pénitent reparut dans le monde avec la réputation du plus terrible possédé qui eût jamais existé.
The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas	Les Trois Mousquetaires, de Alexandre Dumas

There are many stories related of him, and among them this. After a wild youth, he had retired into a convent, there to expiate, at least for some time, the follies of adolescence. On entering this holy place, the poor penitent was unable to shut the door so close as to prevent the passions he fled from entering with him. He was incessantly attacked by them, and the superior, to whom he had confided this misfortune, wishing as much as in him lay to free him from them, had advised him, in order to conjure away the tempting demon, to have recourse to the bell rope, and ring with all his might. At the denunciating sound, the monks would be rendered aware that temptation was besieging a brother, and all the community would go to prayers.

On racontait de lui certaines histoires, entre autres celle-ci : Après une jeunesse orageuse, il s’était retiré dans un couvent pour y expier au moins pendant quelque temps les folies de l’adolescence. Mais, en entrant dans ce saint lieu, le pauvre pénitent n’avait pu refermer si vite la porte, que les passions qu’il fuyait n’y entrassent avec lui. Il en était obsédé sans relâche, et le supérieur, auquel il avait confié cette disgrâce, voulant autant qu’il était en lui l’en garantir, lui avait recommandé pour conjurer le démon tentateur de recourir à la corde de la cloche et de la tirer à toute volée. Au bruit dénonciateur, les moines seraient prévenus que la tentation assiégeait un frère, et toute la communauté se mettrait en prières.

The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas

Les Trois Mousquetaires, de Alexandre Dumas