penance

noun

/ˈpenəns/

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[countable, usually singular, uncountable] (especially in particular religions) an act that you give yourself to do, or that a priest gives you to do, in order to show that you are sorry for something you have done wrong
- an act of penance
- penance for something to do penance for your sins
- in penance She kneeled at her mother's feet in penance.
Collocations Religion
ReligionBeing religious
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra Examples
- He decided to do public penance for his sins.
- He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes.
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
verb + penance
- do
- pay
preposition
- as a penance
- in penance
- penance for
- …
phrases
- an act of penance
See full entry
[singular] something that you have to do even though you do not like doing it
- She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- public
verb + penance
- do
- pay
preposition
- as a penance
- in penance
- penance for
- …
phrases
- an act of penance
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’, from the verb paenitere ‘be sorry’.

单词	penance
释义	penance noun /ˈpenəns/ /ˈpenəns/ jump to other results [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (especially in particular religions) an act that you give yourself to do, or that a priest gives you to do, in order to show that you are sorry for something you have done wrong an act of penance penance for something to do penance for your sins in penance She kneeled at her mother's feet in penance. Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God Celebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessing Religious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah be based on/derive from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege Religious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose your faith keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God’s will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance Extra Examples He decided to do public penance for his sins. He devoted his life to helping the poor as a penance for his past crimes. Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective public verb + penance do pay preposition as a penance in penance penance for … phrases an act of penance See full entry [singular] something that you have to do even though you do not like doing it She regards living in New York as a penance; she hates big cities. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective public verb + penance do pay preposition as a penance in penance penance for … phrases an act of penance See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’, from the verb paenitere ‘be sorry’.
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