penance

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɛn.əns/

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• Hyphenation: pen‧ance

Noun

Singular penance

Plural penances

1. A penance is an action you do as a punishment. You do penance when you have done something wrong and want to compensate for it.

   His penance was to pray for two days and not eat

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