Definition of Penance. Meaning of Penance. Synonyms of Penance

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Definition of Penance

Penance
Penance Pen"ance, n. [OF. penance, peneance, L. paenitentia repentance. See Penitence.] 1. Repentance. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Luke xv. 7). 2. Pain; sorrow; suffering. [Obs.] ``Joy or penance he feeleth none.' --Chaucer. 3. (Eccl.) A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc. And bitter penance, with an iron whip. --Spenser. Quoth he, ``The man hath penance done, And penance more will do.' --Coleridge.
Penance
Penance Pen"ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Penanced.] To impose penance; to punish. ``Some penanced lady elf.' --Keats.

Meaning of Penance from wikipedia

- Penance is any act or a set of actions done out of repentance for sins committed, as well as an alternate name for the Catholic, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox...
- The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church (known...
- Look up penance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Penance is an act of repentance. Penance may also refer to: Penance (2009 film), American horror film...
- Penance, in comics, may refer to: Robbie Baldwin, a Marvel Comics superhero also known as Speedball, formerly Penance Penance (X-Men), a body now known...
- Penance (Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix) is a mutant superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character...
- In the Catholic Church, imposing a life of prayer and penance is a type of penalty used to punish clergy for crimes and misconduct. It is typically imposed...
- Hour of Penance is a technical death metal band from Rome, Italy that was formed in 1999. Their first demo came out in 2000 and was followed by their...
- Penance is a three-episode drama film first broadcast by Britain's free-to-air Channel 5. Julie Graham as Rosalie Douglas, attractive middle-aged, middle-class...
- as Speedball, as well as in Civil War: Front Line #10 (January 2007) as Penance. The character's origin and early exploits as Speedball were depicted soon...
- Descent of the Ganges, known locally as Arjuna's Penance, is a monument at Mamallapuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu...