penance
To impose penance; to punishTo impose penance; to punish.
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Meaning
1 sensesTo impose penance; to punish.
Examples
4 sentencesTom is doing penance.
deTom tut Buße. — wolfgangth
If rain fails there will be neither charity nor penance.
Penance is one of the seven sacraments.
ruПокаяние есть одно из семи таинств. — megaton
deDie Buße ist eines der sieben Sakramente. — Espi
He is doing penance.
deEr tut Buße. — Espi
Origin
From Middle English penaunce, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French peneance, from Latin paenFrom Middle English penaunce, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French peneance, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”). Doublet of penitence.
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Forms
penances, penancing, penanced, penancedSynonyms
22 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.