| 单词 | penance |
| 释义 | penance n. & v. --n 1. an act of self-punishment as reparation for guilt. 2. a (in the RC and Orthodox Church) a sacrament including confession of and absolution for a sin. b a penalty imposed esp. by a priest, or undertaken voluntarily, for a sin. --vtr. impose a penance on. Phrases and idioms do penance perform a penance. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L paenitentia (as PENITENT) |
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