Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - penance
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Penance
penance
~ n 1 the action of willingly making yourself suffer, especially for religious reasons, to show you are sorry for having done something wrong (do penance (for)) (Bianca has confessed and done penance for her sins.) 2 something that you have to do but do not enjoy doing (Visiting old Uncle Edgar had become more of a penance than a pleasure.)
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1.
(penances) If you do penance for something wrong that you have done, you do something that you find unpleasant to show that you are sorry. ...a time of fasting, penance and pilgrimage... N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin poenitentia penitence Date: 14th century 1. an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin 2. a sacramental rite that is practiced in Roman, Eastern, and some Anglican churches and that consists of private confession, absolution, and a ~ directed by the confessor 3. something (as a hardship or penalty) resembling an act of ~ (as in compensating for an offense) II. transitive verb (~d; penancing) Date: circa 1600 to impose ~ on ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. --n. 1 an act of self-punishment as reparation for guilt. 2 a (in the RC and Orthodox Church) a sacrament including confession of and absolution for a sin. b a penalty imposed esp. by a priest, or undertaken voluntarily, for a sin. --v.tr. impose a penance on. Phrases and idioms do penance perform a penance. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L paenitentia (as PENITENT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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5.
- c.1280, from Anglo-Fr. penaunce, O.Fr. penance, from L. pжnitentia (see penitence). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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