Penance

/ˈpɛnəns/ noun

Definition

voluntary self-punishment as an outward expression of repentance

Etymology

Old French penance, from Latin paenitentia

Kelly Says

Penance is paying the penalty for your sins - like spiritual payment!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዳግም
ARالعربية
توبة
BNবাংলা
তপস্যা
CSČeština
pokání
DADansk
bod
DEDeutsch
Buße
ELΕλληνικά
μετάνοια
ESEspañol
penitencia
FAفارسی
توبه
FISuomi
katumuksellisuus
FRFrançais
pénitence
GUGU
પ્રાયશ્ચિત
HAHA
jiya
HEעברית
תשובה
HIहिन्दी
प्रायश्चित्त
HUMagyar
vezeklés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertobatan
IGIG
ịjụ
ITItaliano
penitenza
JA日本語
償い
KKKK
тәуба
KMKM
ការលាក់ផ្តាច់
KO한국어
고행
MRMR
तपस्या
MSBahasa Melayu
tobat
MYမြန်မာ
အခြင့်အရာ
NLNederlands
boetedoening
NONorsk
bot
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਾਯਸ਼ਚਿੱਤ
PLPolski
pokuta
PTPortuguês
penitência
RORomână
penitență
RUРусский
покаяние
SVSvenska
bättring
SWKiswahili
nyanyuo
TAதமிழ்
பிரায়ச்சித்தம்
TEతెలుగు
పాపక్షమాపన
THไทย
การทำใจ
TLTL
pagpapatawad
TRTürkçe
tövbe
UKУкраїнська
покаяння
URاردو
توبہ
VITiếng Việt
sự sám hối
YOYO
ijooba
ZH中文
忏悔
ZUZU
isithupo

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