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    pen·ance
    /ˈpenəns/

    noun

    • 1. voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong: "he had done public penance for those hasty words"
    • 2. a Christian sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.

    verb

    • 1. impose a penance on: archaic "a hair shirt to penance him for his folly in offending"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penancePenance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PENANCE is an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin. How to use penance in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons: As a penance, she said she would buy them all a box of chocolates. They are doing penance for their sins. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making & accepting apologies. amends. apologetically. apologize. atone for something.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penancePenance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Penance is the act of doing a good deed to make up for past wrongs. Shoveling your neighbor's sidewalk all winter could be your penance for not helping rake the leaves that dropped from your tree into his yard during the fall.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › penancePENANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin. a penitential discipline imposed by church authority. a 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. penance.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you do penance for something wrong that you have done, you do something that you find unpleasant to show that you are sorry. ...a time of fasting, penance and pilgrimage.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › penancePenance - definition of penance by The Free Dictionary

    Define penance. penance synonyms, penance pronunciation, penance translation, English dictionary definition of penance. n. 1. An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing. 2. Penance A sacrament in some Christian...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpenance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of penance noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPENANCE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    PENANCE definition: an act that shows you are sorry for something that you have done. Learn more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › penancePenance Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Penance definition: An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPENANCE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "PENANCE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.