Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - penance
Penance
penance
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)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin poenitentia penitence Date: 14th century an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin, 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, 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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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