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Synonyms: penance

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Translations: penance

penance in spanish

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spanish
Translations:
penitencia

penance in german

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german
Translations:
reue, buße

penance in french

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french
Translations:
expiation, résipiscence, pénitence, repentir

penance in italian

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italian
Translations:
penitenza

penance in portuguese

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portuguese
Translations:
arrependimento

penance in dutch

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dutch
Translations:
berouw, inkeer, boete

penance in russian

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russian
Translations:
налагать, кара, показание, епитимья, мучение, покаяние, страдание, терзание, мука, наказание

penance in norwegian

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norwegian
Translations:
anger, bot

penance in finnish

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finnish
Translations:
katumus, katumusharjoitus

penance in czech

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czech
Translations:
pokání

penance in polish

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polish
Translations:
pokuta

penance in hungarian

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hungarian
Translations:
penitencia, önsanyargatás

penance in ukrainian

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ukrainian
Translations:
крило

penance in bulgarian

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bulgarian
Translations:
показание

penance in estonian

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estonian
Translations:
karistus

penance in icelandic

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icelandic
Translations:
syndabót

penance in romanian

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romanian
Translations:
căinţă

penance in slovak

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slovak
Translations:
pokání

The meaning and "use of": penance

noun
  • voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong. - he had done public penance for those hasty words
  • a Christian sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution. - The penitent then leaves the confessional and goes and prays his penance in the church.
verb
  • impose a penance on. - a hair shirt to penance him for his folly in offending

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