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True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
F. H. Bradley

Meaning of "penitence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENITENCE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENITENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penitence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENITENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

penitence

Penance

Penance is repentance of sins as well as the proper name of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, and Anglican Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession. It also plays a part in non-sacramental confession among Lutherans and other Protestants. The word penance derives from Old French and Latin poenitentia, both of which derive from the same root meaning repentance, the desire to be forgiven. Penance and repentance, similar in their derivation and original sense, have come to symbolize conflicting views of the essence of repentance, arising from the controversy as to the respective merits of "faith" and "good works". Word derivations occur in many languages.

Definition of penitence in the English dictionary

The definition of penitence in the dictionary is regret for one's sins; repentance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENITENCE


acquittance
əˈkwɪtəns
admittance
ədˈmɪtəns
appetence
ˈæpɪtəns
capacitance
kəˈpæsɪtəns
competence
ˈkɒmpɪtəns
concomitance
kənˈkɒmɪtəns
disinheritance
ˌdɪsɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
emittance
ɪˈmɪtəns
hesitance
ˈhezɪtəns
immunocompetence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈkɒmpɪtəns
impenitence
ɪmˈpɛnɪtəns
incompetence
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtəns
inheritance
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
intermittence
ˌɪntəˈmɪtəns
laitance
ˈleɪtəns
latence
ˈleɪtəns
pittance
ˈpɪtəns
quittance
ˈkwɪtəns
remittance
rɪˈmɪtəns
transmittance
trænzˈmɪtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENITENCE

penicillium
penile
penill
penillion
peninsula
peninsular
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular War
peninsularity
peninsulate
penis
penis envy
penistone
penitency
penitent
penitential
penitentially
penitentiaries
penitentiary
penitently

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENITENCE

at your convenience
coexistence
complex sentence
custodial sentence
death sentence
existence
impotence
inadvertence
inexistence
insistence
jail sentence
life sentence
persistence
potence
pretence
prison sentence
sentence
simple sentence
struggle for existence
subsistence
topic sentence

Synonyms and antonyms of penitence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PENITENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «penitence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of penitence

Translation of «penitence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENITENCE

Find out the translation of penitence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penitence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penitence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忏悔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

penitencia
570 millions of speakers

English

penitence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तोबा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

покаяние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penitência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাপের জন্য অনুতাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pénitence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesakitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reue
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悔い改め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

참회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penitence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ăn năn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செய்தவறுக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चाताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pişmanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penitenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

покаяння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penitență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετάνοια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

berou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ånger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penitence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penitence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENITENCE»

The term «penitence» is normally little used and occupies the 112.503 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENITENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penitence

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QUOTES WITH «PENITENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penitence.
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F. H. Bradley
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENITENCE»

Discover the use of penitence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penitence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lights of Penitence, The Moral ...
The chief Rabbi of Palestine prior to the establishment of the state of Israel, Kook (1865-1935) represents the renewal of the Jewish mystical tradition in modern times.
Abraham Isaac Kook, Ben Zion Bokser, 1978
2
From Penitence to Charity : Pious Women and the Catholic ...
Rejecting the common view that the Catholic Reformation was a male-dominated movement whose patriarchal leadership controlled and confined women, this book shows how pious women played an instrumental role, working alongside-and sometimes ...
Barbara B. Diefendorf Professor of History Boston University, 2004
3
Treatises on Penance: On Penitence and On Purity
On Penitence dates from Tertullian's Catholic period, and is a sermon addressed to the faithful on the subject of repentance and forgiveness. On Purity is one of his most violent Montanist treatises.
Tertullian, William P. Le Saint, 1959
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Penitence: A True Story
Baines has no financial interests in the book.) To order call 207-942-4665, fax 207-945-4695, or write: Lucy Madden Associates, Publishers, P.O. Box 2335, Bangor, ME 04402-2335.
Edward J. Armstrong, 1994
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Prayer and Penitence: A Commentary on the High Holy Day Machzor
To find out more about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Jeffrey M. Cohen, 1994
6
Penitence
Despite her guardian angel's disappearance, Zoe forces herself to accept that she still has a purpose.
Jennifer Laurens, 2011
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Penitence, Preaching, and the Coming of the Reformation
This book examines teachings concerning the sacrament of penance as presented in sermons which were collected and printed for the use of preachers between 1450 and 1520.
Anne T. Thayer, 2002
8
The life of penitence, lectures
They are the proper expressions, and the true safeguards of a penitent, and they are represented as enduring throughout life. Further, this same truth appears, if we enter into the causes of penitence. Penitence springs in part from a sense of ...
Thomas Thellusson Carter, 1866
9
Of Penitence and Sin
Peter has not had what you’d call a normal life.
Meera Ramesh, 2014
10
The exemplar of penitence, meditations on the fifty-first Psalm
Frederick Charles Woodhouse. thought, the dear wish, the crying want, or the gnawing anxiety, it never leaves us for a moment. Like this was David's sense of sin. Nathan's words had removed the blinding beam from his eye, just as our Lord's ...
Frederick Charles Woodhouse, 1872

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENITENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penitence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Book Review: "Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval …
Ultimately, peace — stemming from brotherly love, penitence, and renunciation of the material world — was his simple message, one that held ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
2
Due protocol was not followed at E La Penitence community meeting
On Sunday July 19, a few residents of East La Penitence were invited to a community meeting at East La Penitence primary school. Seated at ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
3
Know Comment: The malice of Gaza disengagement
The only pint of penitence to be heard from figures on the Left relates to the continuing crime of callousness toward the evicted settlers. «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
4
Tisha b'Av marks day of mourning and healing
Some interpretations, Dresner says, see Tisha b'Av as the start of the Days of Awe, a period of introspection and penitence most associated ... «Vancouver Courier, Jul 15»
5
Rolf Harris, Jesus, Kim Kardashian, nothing's safe from Irish bookies …
We should not expect much in the way of penitence. Remember the 46-metre-high hot air balloon in the shape of Christ the Redeemer? «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
Madeira: Portuguese jewel of the Atlantic
Tourism and penitence mingle in companionable tolerance in an oasis of serenity away from the teeming world outside. The sudden ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
OPINION: The US Will Have To Compete With China For …
In order to show complete remorse and penitence, President Obama will host President Buhari at Blair House, the official guest house of the ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
8
East La Penitence for major development – Broomes
Residents of East La Penitence, Georgetown will soon see major transformation in their community as work has started on a national ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
9
Eid Mubarak: Mosque opens doors to the curious in run up to holy day
... festival similar to Lent in terms of self denial and penitence still stands to a degree, however after undertaking the fast for a day I realised how ... «Bucks Herald, Jul 15»
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Looking to the Geniuses - A Jewish-Muslim Perspective for the Eid
Rabbi Kook's theory of penitence, teshuva, speaks closely to the transformation of consciousness that is at the core of teshuva. Penitence is not ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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