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Definition of Penance

1. Noun. Remorse for your past conduct.

2. Noun. A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution.

3. Noun. Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.

Definition of Penance

1. n. Repentance.

2. v. t. To impose penance; to punish.

Definition of Penance

1. Noun. A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. ¹

2. Noun. A sacrament in some Christian churches. ¹

3. Verb. To impose penance; to punish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Penance

1. to impose a type of punishment upon [v -ANCED, -ANCING, -ANCES]

Medical Definition of Penance

1. 1. Repentance. 2. Pain; sorrow; suffering. "Joy or penance he feeleth none." 3. A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. "And bitter penance, with an iron whip." (Spenser) "Quoth he, "The man hath penance done, And penance more will do."" (Coleridge) Origin: OF. Penance, peneance, L. Paenitentia repentance. See Penitence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penance

penalty goals penalty kick penalty kicks penalty kill penalty kills penalty phase penalty shootout penalty shootouts penalty spot penalty spots

penalty try penalty unit penalty units penam penams penance (current term) penanced penanceless penances penancing

penang penang nut penangs penannular penary penates penbutolol pence pencel pencell

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