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ˈpɛn ənspenance
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Princeton's WordNet
repentance, penitence, penancenoun
remorse for your past conduct
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repentance, penitence, self-abasement, self-mortificationpenancenoun
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
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penitence, self-mortification, repentance, self-abasementpenance, self-mortification, self-abasementnoun
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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penitence, self-mortification, repentance, self-abasement
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penancenoun
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punishment (self-inflicted or imposed by ecclesiastical authority), mortification, maceration, humiliation, penalty
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Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William.
On the cross, Jesus overcame sin. On the evening of the day he rose from the dead, Christ gave his apostles power to forgive sins. In the Sacrament of Penance, through the ministry of the Church, Christ releases the power of Easter into our lives.
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.
The penance for a delay of the hike is a much steeper hike...That’s the balance the market’s been playing with, the longer the Fed stays on hold, the more risk there is that factors like inflation will build up.
It is impossible to find a saint who did not take the “two P’s” seriously: prayer and penance. –St. Francis Xavier, Priest
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- كفارةArabic
- penitènciaCatalan, Valencian
- Bußsakrament, BußeGerman
- penitenciaSpanish
- مجازاتPersian
- pénitenceFrench
- peanasScottish Gaelic
- vezeklésHungarian
- penitenzaItalian
- მონანიებაGeorgian
- poenitentiamLatin
- berouw, penitentie, boetedoeningDutch
- botNorwegian
- pokutaPolish
- penitênciaPortuguese
- pocăințăRomanian
- искуплениеRussian
- pokoraSerbo-Croatian
- botSwedish
- kefaretTurkish
- توبہUrdu
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