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- [pen-uh ns]
- /ˈpɛn əns/
- /ˈpen.əns/
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- [pen-uh ns]
- /ˈpɛn əns/
Definitions of penance word
- noun penance a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin. 1
- noun penance a penitential discipline imposed by church authority. 1
- noun penance 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. 1
- noun penance religion: sacrament 1
- noun penance religion: self-punishment 1
- noun penance repentance 1
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Origin of penance
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English penaunce < Anglo-French; Old French peneance < Latin paenitentia penitence
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Parts of speech for Penance
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
penance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for penance
noun penance
- atonement — If you do something as an atonement for doing something wrong, you do it to show that you are sorry.
- attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
- contrition — deeply felt remorse; penitence
- hecatomb — (in ancient Greece and Rome) a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
- immolation — an act or instance of immolating.
interj penance
- mea culpa — an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
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