Polyglot Dictionary

penance

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/ˈpɛnəns/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
penances

Meaning

  1. penitencia

    • Some believers do penance before Easter.

      Algunos creyentes hacen penitencia antes de Pascua.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Acto religioso de arrepentimiento por un pecado — más formal que una simple disculpa.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa penance?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Some believers do ___ before Easter.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a penance?

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