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Penance

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Noun

1. penance, penitence, repentance

remorse for your past conduct

2. penance

a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

3. penance, self-abasement, self-mortification

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

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Penance

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noun
1. 
voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc
2. 
a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings
3. Christianity
a. 
a punishment usually consisting of prayer, fasting, etc, undertaken voluntarily as an expression of penitence for sin
b. 
a punishment of this kind imposed by church authority as a condition of absolution
verb
4. (transitive)
(of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner)

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Penance

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noun
1.  Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Christian Church
a. 
a sacrament involving the confession of sin, repentance, and acceptance of the satisfaction imposed, followed by absolution by a priest
b. 
the satisfaction imposed, as the recital of certain prayers
2. 
any act of reparation, self-punishment, etc. done in repentance for a sin or wrongdoing
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpenanced or ˈpenancing
3.  Archaic
to impose a penance on

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Penance

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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 churches that includes contrition, confession to a priest, acceptance of punishment, and absolution. Also called reconciliation.
tr.v. pen·anced, pen·anc·ing, pen·anc·es
To impose penance upon.

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