| 释义 |
pen·ance
I. \ˈpenən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English penaunce, from Old French penance, from Medieval Latin paenitentia penitence — more at penitence
1.
a. : an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion either voluntarily performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin or imposed as a punishment for sin by a church official
< required to do penance >
b. : a sacrament in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches consisting in repentance or contrition for sin, confession to a priest, satisfaction as imposed by the confessor, and absolution
2. : sorrow or contrition for sin : repentance, penitence
3. : consequent or compensating hardship or suffering
4. obsolete
a. : punishment or sufferings after death (as in Hades or purgatory) in expiation of sin
b. : punishment; specifically : peine forte et dure
5. : pain, sorrow, distress
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to impose penance on |