English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of penance

penance

/noun/ तपस्या; तोबा; पछतावा; प्रायश्चित; कायाक्लेश; देह दंड;

Synonym austerity; penitence; remorse; atonement;

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English Dictionary:

1. Penance

[n.]

- Repentance.
- Pain; sorrow; suffering.
- A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church.

2. Penance

[v. t.]

- To impose penance; to punish.