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Definition of penances

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 penances from wikipedia

- by penances that include flagellantism or even voluntary pseudo-crucifixion. Advent is another season during which, to a lesser extent, penances are...
- Penitential books native to the islands provided precisely determined penances for all offences, small and great (an approach reminiscent of early Celtic...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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- for his severe penances in the desert.[citation needed] Christians practicing mortification of the flesh often use instruments of penance as they repent...