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- Dictionarypenance/ˈpɛnəns/
noun
- 1. punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing: "he had done public penance for those hasty words"
- 2. a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.
verb
- 1. impose a penance on: archaic "the Bishop penanced him severely for his conduct"
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an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons: As a penance, she said she would buy them all a box of chocolates. They are doing penance for their sins. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies.
Penance is the act of doing a good deed to make up for past wrongs. Shoveling your neighbor's sidewalk all winter could be your penance for not helping rake the leaves that dropped from your tree into his yard during the fall.
The meaning of PENANCE is an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin. How to use penance in a sentence. How Should You Use penance?
1. voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc. 2. a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings. 3. 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. verb.
Definition of penance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin. a penitential discipline imposed by church authority. a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting in a confession of sin, made with sorrow and with the intention of amendment, followed by the forgiveness of the sin. penance. / ˈpɛnəns /.
1. a punishment undergone as penitence for sin. 2. a penitential discipline imposed by church authority. 3. a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of confession, repentance, and forgiveness for one's sins.
PENANCE definition: an act that shows you are sorry for something that you have done. Learn more.
Penance definition: An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.
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