penance

[ pen-uhns ]

/ ˈpɛn əns /

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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.

Origin of penance

1250–1300; Middle English penaunce<Anglo-French; Old French peneance<Latin paenitentiapenitence

OTHER WORDS FROM penance

pen·ance·less, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH penance

penance , pennants

Words nearby penance

penalty point, penalty rates, penalty shoot-out, penalty shot, penalty stroke, penance, Penang, penannular, Penates, pen-based, pence

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Example sentences from the Web for penance

It is will always be my penance now always to believe that I didn't do enough for my friend.
A New Hampshire Rebellion for Aaron Swartz|Lawrence Lessig|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Penance is available at the Newsstand, Miami and at alldayeveryday.com for $45—$500.
Doing ‘Penance’ at Art Basel in Miami|Ann Binlot|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The pain is her penance,” says one of them, amid the screams of labor.
Give Dame Judi Dench the Damn Oscar for ‘Philomena’|Nico Hines|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pay your penance while demonstrating a commitment to public service.
Eliot Spitzer’s Comeback Plan: A Run for New York City Comptroller|John Avlon|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Exile was then imposed as a penance on Columba, whose act had been the original cause of offence.
Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)|Richard Bagwell
The congregation is very small, consisting almost exclusively of women, who seem to do penance for both sexes in Cuba.
Foot-prints of Travel|Maturin M. Ballou
At any rate, this is a new light on things: the influence of big shops on the tribunal of penance!
The Cathedral|Joris-Karl Huysmans
But what penance shall avail to ease that poor little creature's broken-hearted crying?
The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]|Richard Le Gallienne
And now, Pat Murphy, in this season of Lent, what is it ye'll do by way of penance?
Mr. Punch's Irish Humour|Charles Keene, Various

British Dictionary definitions for penance

penance

/ (ˈpɛnəns) /

noun

voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc

a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings

Christianity

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

verb

(tr) (of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner)

Word Origin for penance

C13: via Old French from Latin paenitentia repentance; related to Latin poena penalty

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for penance

penance

Acts done to make up for sin. (See confession and indulgence.)

单词	penance
释义	penance [ pen-uhns ] / ˈpɛn əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR penance ON THESAURUS.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. Origin of penance 1250–1300; Middle English penaunce<Anglo-French; Old French peneance<Latin paenitentiapenitence OTHER WORDS FROM penance pen·ance·less, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH penance penance , pennants Words nearby penance penalty point, penalty rates, penalty shoot-out, penalty shot, penalty stroke, penance, Penang, penannular, Penates, pen-based, pence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for penance It is will always be my penance now always to believe that I didn't do enough for my friend. A New Hampshire Rebellion for Aaron Swartz\|Lawrence Lessig\|January 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Penance is available at the Newsstand, Miami and at alldayeveryday.com for $45—$500. Doing ‘Penance’ at Art Basel in Miami\|Ann Binlot\|December 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “The pain is her penance,” says one of them, amid the screams of labor. Give Dame Judi Dench the Damn Oscar for ‘Philomena’\|Nico Hines\|October 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Pay your penance while demonstrating a commitment to public service. Eliot Spitzer’s Comeback Plan: A Run for New York City Comptroller\|John Avlon\|July 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Exile was then imposed as a penance on Columba, whose act had been the original cause of offence. Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)\|Richard Bagwell The congregation is very small, consisting almost exclusively of women, who seem to do penance for both sexes in Cuba. Foot-prints of Travel\|Maturin M. Ballou At any rate, this is a new light on things: the influence of big shops on the tribunal of penance! The Cathedral\|Joris-Karl Huysmans But what penance shall avail to ease that poor little creature's broken-hearted crying? The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.]\|Richard Le Gallienne And now, Pat Murphy, in this season of Lent, what is it ye'll do by way of penance? Mr. Punch's Irish Humour\|Charles Keene, Various British Dictionary definitions for penance penance / (ˈpɛnəns) / noun voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings Christianity 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 verb (tr) (of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner) Word Origin for penance C13: via Old French from Latin paenitentia repentance; related to Latin poena penalty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to penance retribution, penitence, repentance, contrition, remorse, atonement, forgiveness, absolution, compunction, mortification, sorrow, confession, compensation, rue, penalty, suffering, purgation, attrition, ruth, punishment Cultural definitions for penance penance Acts done to make up for sin. (See confession and indulgence.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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penance

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