ALL meanings of penance
pen·ance
P p - 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
- variable noun penance If you do penance for something wrong that you have done, you do something that you find unpleasant to show that you are sorry. 0
- noun penance voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc 0
- noun penance a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings 0
- noun penance a punishment usually consisting of prayer, fasting, etc, undertaken voluntarily as an expression of penitence for sin 0
- noun penance a punishment of this kind imposed by church authority as a condition of absolution 0
- verb penance (of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner) 0
- noun penance a sacrament involving the confession of sin, repentance, and acceptance of the satisfaction imposed, followed by absolution by a priest 0
- noun penance the satisfaction imposed, as the recital of certain prayers 0
- noun penance any act of reparation, self-punishment, etc. done in repentance for a sin or wrongdoing 0
- verb transitive penance to impose a penance on 0