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- Dictionarypen·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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