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Penance — is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. The word penance derives from Old French and Latin poenitentia , both of which derive from the same root… … Wikipedia
Penance (as a Virtue) — • Penance designates (1) a virtue; (2) a sacrament of the New Law; (3) a canonical punishment inflicted according to the earlier discipline of the Church; (4) a work of satisfaction enjoined upon the recipient of the sacrament. Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Penance (comics) — Penance, in comics, may refer to:*Robbie Baldwin, a Marvel Comics superhero, formerly known as Speedball and now known as Penance *Penance (X Men), a body now known as Hollow (renamed to avoid confusion with Baldwin), in which female members of… … Wikipedia
Penance (disambiguation) — Penance may refer to:*Penance, the religious notion of repentance through voluntary punishment *Penance (comics), a couple of comics characters: **Robbie Baldwin **Penance (X Men) *Penance (band), US doom metal band * Penance Soiree , a 2004… … Wikipedia
Penance — Pen ance, n. [OF. penance, peneance, L. paenitentia repentance. See {Penitence}.] 1. Repentance. [Obs.] Wyclif (Luke xv. 7). [1913 Webster] 2. Pain; sorrow; suffering. [Obs.] Joy or penance he feeleth none. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. (Eccl.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penance — [pen′əns] n. [ME < OFr peneance < L paenitentia, poenitentia < paenitens: see PENITENT] 1. R.C.Ch. Eastern Orthodox Ch. a) a sacrament involving the confession of sin, repentance, and acceptance of the satisfaction imposed, followed by… … English World dictionary
Penance — Pen ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penanced}.] To impose penance; to punish. Some penanced lady elf. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penance — Pays d’origine États Unis Genre musical Doom Metal Années d activité 1990 2004 … Wikipédia en Français
penance — late 13c., religious discipline or self mortification as a token of repentance and as atonement for some sin, from Anglo Fr. penaunce, O.Fr. penance, from L. pænitentia (see PENITENCE (Cf. penitence)). Transf. sense is recorded from c.1300 … Etymology dictionary
Penance, Sacrament of — • A sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to those who with true sorrow confess their sins and promise to satisfy for the same. Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
penance — index cost (penalty), discipline (punishment), penalty, punishment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
