Sentence examples of "власяницы" in Russian

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Из-за своей серьезной торжественности повествование рискует стать испытанием вроде власяницы и для аудитории. The earnest solemnity of the storytelling risks making it a hair shirt-like ordeal for audiences, too.
Подразумевает ли доктрина обет целомудрия, обложение церковной десятиной и искупление грехов путём самобичевания, а также власяницей? Does doctrine necessarily include vows of chastity, tithing and atonement for sins through self-flagellation and the cilice?
Мы думаем, они должны надеть власяницы и посыпать главу пеплом на следующем собрании. We think they should present themselves in sackcloth and ashes at the next convention.
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