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Pronunciation / Transliteration: penitencia
"Hizo penitencia por sus faltas."
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Punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for sin.
"He undertook severe penance for his past misdeeds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French penance, variant of paine, from Latin paenitentia 'repentance'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "penance" is said worldwide
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pénitence
Transliteration: penitence
"Il fait penitance pour ses erreurs."
Buße
Transliteration: Busse
"Er tat Buße für seine Sünden."
penitenza
Transliteration: penitenza
"Fece la penitenza per i suoi peccati."
penitencia
Transliteration: penitencia
"Hizo penitencia por sus faltas."
penitência
Transliteration: penitencia
"Ele fez penitência pelos seus erros."
प्रायश्चित
Transliteration: prayaschit
"उसने अपने पापों का प्रायश्चित किया।"
苦行
Transliteration: kǔxíng
"他通过苦行来赎罪。"
참회
Transliteration: chamhoe
"그는 자신의 잘못에 대해 참회했다."
悔悟
Transliteration: kaigo
"彼は自分の過ちに対して悔悟した。"
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