penance

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

penances

1.
(countable, uncountable)A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
3.
(countable, uncountable)Any instrument of self-punishment.
4.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)repentance
5.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)pain; sorrow; suffering

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verb

V_es/s

penances

V_ing/Gerund

penancing

V_ed/pp

penanced

1.
To impose penance; to punish.
Đồng nghĩa: castigate, penalize, amerce, castigate, chasten, chastise, come down on, correct, fix someone's wagon, have someone's guts for garters, have someone's head, have someone's hide, give it to someone, give someone what for, give what for, gruel, malavogue, nail someone to the wall, penalize, penance, punish, tan someone's hide, tar out, teach someone a lesson

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Đồng nghĩa

castigate penalize amerce chasten chastisecome down oncorrectfix someone's wagonhave someone's guts for gartershave someone's headhave someone's hidegive it to someonegive someone what forgive what forgruelmalavoguenail someone to the wallpunishtan someone's hidetar out

Cùng gốc / liên quan

penanceless unpenancedprayaschittaprayaschitta penance in Hinduism

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English penaunce, from -, from Old French peneance, from Latin paenitentia (repentance, penitence). penitence.