penance in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
penance in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
penance in Sindhi سنڌي
penance in Telugu తెలుగు
penance in English
- penance⇄expr. do penance, to perform some act, or undergo some penalty, to show that one is sorry or repents.
Ex. She did penance for hurting her sister by staying home from the circus. - penance⇄noun 1. a punishment borne to show sorrow for sin, to make up for a wrong done, and to obtain pardon for sin.
Ex. When the scourge Inexorably, and the torturing hour Calls us to penance (Milton).
2. a sacrament of the Roman Catholic, Greek, - penance⇄penance, noun, verb, -anced,-ancing.
- penance⇄v.t. to impose penance on; punish or discipline by requiring a penance.