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Mar 21, 2019 9:23 AM CST Penance ............!
penance


/'p?n?ns/


noun

noun: penance; plural noun: penances

1.
punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing.
"he had done public penance for those hasty words"


synonyms: atonement, expiation, self-punishment, self-mortification, self-abasement, reparation, amends, penalty, punishment More

"self-awareness is the necessary ingredient for penance"


•atone, make amends/reparation/recompense/restitution, make up, redeem oneself, pay the penalty, pay, recompense, pay the price, expiate, redress, compensate

"you must do penance for the crimes in your life"




a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.



•a religious observance or other duty required of a person by a priest as part of this sacrament to indicate repentance.

archaic

verb: penance; 3rd person present: penances; past tense: penanced; past participle: penanced; gerund or present participle: penancing



1.


impose a penance on.
"the Bishop penanced him severely for his conduct"
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Mar 21, 2019 10:10 AM CST Penance ............!
methuzelah
methuzelahmethuzelahTampa, Florida USA296 Threads 1,633 Posts
pedro27: I did my penance !!
did you hit yourself? why?
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Mar 21, 2019 10:42 AM CST Penance ............!
methuzelah: did you hit yourself? why?
I did wrong things in my past at times and imo payed the price for doing the wrong, as in penance......and.....now I can accept Almighty God's mercy 2019
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