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21penance — noun /ˈpɛn.əns/ a) A voluntary self imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. b) A sacrament in some Christian churches. See Also: penitent …
22penance — pen•ance [[t]ˈpɛn əns[/t]] n. 1) a punishment undergone as penitence for sin 2) a penitential discipline imposed by church authority 3) rel a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting of confession, repentance, and forgiveness for… …
23penance — This word (from the Latin pænitentia, meaning repentance ) refers to many types of actions, both internal and external, whereby a person expresses sorrow for sin, tries to atone for the harm resulting from sinful actions, and attempts to lead… …
24penance — penanceless, adj. /pen euhns/, n. 1. a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin. 2. a penitential discipline imposed by church authority. 3. a sacrament, as in the Roman Catholic Church, consisting in a confession of sin, made with… …
25PENANCE — from the Latin for punishment the term came into general use from the third century A.D. onwards as a CHRISTIAN practice whereby serious SIN was to be expiated by the actions of REPENTANT individuals who, guided by PRIESTS in CONFESSION, took… …
26Penance — The ritual punishment for sin …
27penance — /ˈpɛnəns / (say penuhns) noun 1. punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin. 2. a penitential discipline imposed by church authority. 3. Roman Catholic Church a sacrament ministered in consideration of a confession of sin with contrition… …
28penance — An ecclesiastical punishment inflicted by an ecclesiastical court for some spiritual offense …
29penance — Punishment for an ecclesiastical offense …
30The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …
