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- Dictionarypenance/ˈpɛnəns/
noun
- 1. punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing: "he had done public penance for those hasty words"
- 2. a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.
verb
- 1. impose a penance on: archaic "the Bishop penanced him severely for his conduct"
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Penance is an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin. It can also be a sacramental rite or a hardship resembling an act of penance.
Penance is an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to pronounce it in different languages.
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. penance. / ˈpɛnəns /.
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.
Penance is the act of doing a good deed to make up for past wrongs. Shoveling your neighbor's sidewalk all winter could be your penance for not helping rake the leaves that dropped from your tree into his yard during the fall.
Penance is an act that you do to show you are sorry for something wrong, or that a priest gives you to do. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, with synonyms and collocations.
Penance is a voluntary act of self-punishment or devotion to atone for a sin or wrongdoing, or a sacrament in some Christian churches that involves confession, repentance, and absolution. Learn more about the origin, usage, and synonyms of penance from various dictionaries and sources.
