penance

pen·ance  (pnns)

n.

1. An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.

2. A sacrament in some Christian churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution. Also called reconciliation.

tr.v. pen·anced, pen·anc·ing, pen·anc·es

To impose penance upon.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin paenitentia, penitence, from paenitns, paenitent-, penitent; see penitent.]

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penance [ˈpɛnəns]

n

1. voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc.

2. a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity

a.  a punishment usually consisting of prayer, fasting, etc., undertaken voluntarily as an expression of penitence for sin

b.  a punishment of this kind imposed by church authority as a condition of absolution

vb

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) (of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner)

[via Old French from Latin paenitentia repentance; related to Latin poena penalty]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	penance - remorse for your past conduct         penitence, repentance compunction, remorse, self-reproach - a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
	2.	penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution remission of sin, absolution, remittal, remission - the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance sacrament - a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction confession - (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
	3.	penance - voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing self-abasement, self-mortification penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing

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penance

noun atonement, punishment, penalty, reparation, expiation, sackcloth and ashes, self-punishment, self-mortification carrying out acts of penance for his sins The penance imposed on him proved light.

do penance atone, suffer, make amends, make reparation, accept punishment, show contrition, mortify yourself He is doing penance for a lifetime of crime.

Translations

penance [ˈpenəns] N

1. (= atonement) → penitencia f
to do penance for → hacer penitencia por

2. (= punishment) → castigo m

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penance [ˈpɛnəns] n → pénitence f
to do penance for one's sins → faire pénitence
pen and ink adj [drawing] → à l'encre

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penance

n (Rel) → Buße f; (fig) → Strafe f; to do penance → Buße tun; (fig) → büßen; as a penance (Rel) → als Buße; (fig) → zur or als Strafe; to give somebody penance → jdm Buße auferlegen

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penance [ˈpɛnəns] n → penitenza
to do penance for → fare la penitenza per

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penance [ˈpɛnəns] n → penitenza
to do penance for → fare la penitenza per

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penance

n penance [ˈpenəns]

punishment that a person suffers willingly to show that he is sorry for something wrong he has done He did penance for his sins. boetedoening كَفّارَه، تَكْفير покаяние pokání bod die Buße αυτοτιμωρία penitencia patukahetsus ریاضت katumusharjoitus pénitence סִיגוּפִים प्रायश्चित्त činiti pokoru za,zadati pokoru bűnbánat hukuman yfirbót penitenza 償い 속죄 atgaila grēku izpirkšana/nožēlošana penebusan boete bot(søving) pokuta penitência penitenţă покаяние pokánie pokora pokora botgöring การสำนึกบาป kefaret 贖罪的苦刑 епітимія توبہ، کفارہ sự ăn năn hối lỗi 赎罪的苦刑