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penances |
Grep of noun penance penance Overview of noun penance The noun penance has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) repentance, penitence, penance -- (remorse for your past conduct) 2. (1) penance -- (a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution) 3. penance, self-mortification, self-abasement -- (voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing) Overview of noun penance The noun penance has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) repentance, penitence, penance -- (remorse for your past conduct) 2. (1) penance -- (a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution) 3. penance, self-mortification, self-abasement -- (voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing)
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