- penance
- noun /ˈpɛn.əns/a) A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.b) A sacrament in some Christian churches.See Also: penitent
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Penance — is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. The word penance derives from Old French and Latin poenitentia , both of which derive from the same root… … Wikipedia
Penance — Pen ance, n. [OF. penance, peneance, L. paenitentia repentance. See {Penitence}.] 1. Repentance. [Obs.] Wyclif (Luke xv. 7). [1913 Webster] 2. Pain; sorrow; suffering. [Obs.] Joy or penance he feeleth none. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penance — [pen′əns] n. [ME < OFr peneance < L paenitentia, poenitentia < paenitens: see PENITENT] 1. R.C.Ch. Eastern Orthodox Ch. a) a sacrament involving the confession of sin, repentance, and acceptance of the satisfaction imposed, followed by… … English World dictionary
Penance — Pen ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penanced}.] To impose penance; to punish. Some penanced lady elf. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penance — Pays d’origine États Unis Genre musical Doom Metal Années d activité 1990 2004 … Wikipédia en Français
penance — late 13c., religious discipline or self mortification as a token of repentance and as atonement for some sin, from Anglo Fr. penaunce, O.Fr. penance, from L. pænitentia (see PENITENCE (Cf. penitence)). Transf. sense is recorded from c.1300 … Etymology dictionary
penance — index cost (penalty), discipline (punishment), penalty, punishment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
penance — [n] reparation for wrong absolution, atonement, attrition, compensation, compunction, confession, contrition, expiation, forgiveness, hair shirt*, mortification, penalty, penitence, punishment, purgation, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance,… … New thesaurus
penance — ► NOUN 1) voluntary self punishment expressing repentance for wrongdoing. 2) a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution. 3) a religious duty imposed as part of this sacrament. ORIGIN Old French … English terms dictionary
penance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public VERB + PENANCE ▪ do, pay ▪ Has anyone ever paid a higher penance for telling a lie? PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
penance — UK [ˈpenəns] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms penance : singular penance plural penances punishment or suffering that you accept, especially because of your religious beliefs, to show that you are sorry for something bad that you have … English dictionary
