Penance vs. Penitence

Penancenoun

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

Penancenoun

A sacrament in some Christian churches.

Penancenoun

Any instrument of self-punishment.

Penancenoun

(obsolete) repentance

Penancenoun

(obsolete) pain; sorrow; suffering

Penanceverb

To impose penance; to punish.

Penancenoun

Repentance.

Penancenoun

Pain; sorrow; suffering.

Penancenoun

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, imposed by a confessor or other ecclesiastical authority. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church.

Penancenoun

Any act performed by a person to atone for an offense to another; an act of atonement.

Penanceverb

To impose penance; to punish.

Penancenoun

remorse for your past conduct

Penancenoun

a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution

Penancenoun

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Penancenoun

punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing

Penancenoun

a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.

Penancenoun

a religious observance or other duty required of a person by a priest as part of this sacrament to indicate repentance.

Penanceverb

impose a penance on

Penance

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, and Oriental Orthodox sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession. It also plays a part in confession among Anglicans and Methodists, in which it is a rite, as well as among other Protestants.

Penitencenoun

The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

Penitencenoun

The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance; contrition.

Penitencenoun

remorse for your past conduct

Penitencenoun

the action of feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentance