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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pen•ance /ˈpɛnəns/USA pronunciation n. - a punishment to show sorrow for one's sins: [uncountable]For every sin you must do penance.[countable]a penance of a rosary for your sins.
- Religion[proper noun* often: Penance] a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, of confession, repentance, and forgiveness for one's sins.
See -pen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pen•ance (pen′əns),USA pronunciation n. - a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- a penitential discipline imposed by church authority.
- Religiona 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.
- Latin paenitentia penitence
- Anglo-French; Old French peneance
- Middle English penaunce 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: penance /ˈpɛnəns/ n - voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc
- a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings
- a punishment usually consisting of prayer, fasting, etc, undertaken voluntarily as an expression of penitence for sin
- a punishment of this kind imposed by church authority as a condition of absolution
vb - (transitive) (of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner)
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin paenitentia repentance; related to Latin poena penalty |