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

Noun

1. voluntary self-punishment to make amends for a sin

2. RC Church a sacrament in which repentant sinners are forgiven provided they confess their sins to a priest and perform a penance [Latin paenitentia repentance]

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

Translations

penance [ˈpɛnəns] n → penitencia

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penance [ˈpɛnəns] n → pénitence f

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penance [ˈpɛnəns] n (Rel);

to do penance for one's sins → für seine Sünden Buße tun

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penance [ˈpɛnəns] n → penitenza

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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 katumus pénitence סִיגוּפִים प्रायश्चित्त činiti pokoru za,zadati pokoru bűnbánat hukuman yfirbót penitenza 償い 참회, 회개 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