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penitencia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • penance noun A voluntary act of self-punishment or atonement carried out to make up for wrongdoing.
  • penitence noun Deep regret or remorse for having done something wrong.
  • punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.

Senses

penitencia is used for these senses in English:

  • penitence The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
  • punishment A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.

penance — full definition

  1. noun A voluntary act of self-punishment or atonement carried out to make up for wrongdoing.
  2. noun In some Christian traditions, a religious ritual of confession, repentance, and reparation.

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