penance
Definitions
Noun
- Remorse for your past conduct
- A catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | peace | 1 | 198 |
| 2 | entrance | 2 | 57 |
| 3 | enhance | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | enhanced | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | repentance | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | provenance | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | enhances | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | pentane | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | pence | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | nance | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | enhancer | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | pregnancies | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | spence | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | seance | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | prance | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | pennie | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | penney | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pennex | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | penner | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | pennel | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 6
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Month of prayers, patience & penance begins with sighting of Ramzan moon
Feb 19, 2026 The Times of India
Feb 19, 2026 The Times of India
Archbishop Scicluna prays for charity, prayer and penance in this year’s Lenten journey
Feb 18, 2026 The Malta Independent Online
Feb 18, 2026 The Malta Independent Online
Punjab minister slams Badal for saying religious penance was attempt to finish him politically | Hindustan Times
Apr 9, 2026 Hindustan Times
Apr 9, 2026 Hindustan Times
Fogarty Forum: Ger Brennan is serving a brutal penance for a rash moment
Apr 21, 2026 Irish Examiner
Apr 21, 2026 Irish Examiner
We should all renew the Friday penance. (But it doesn’t have to mean giving up meat.)
Jul 14, 2023 America Magazine
Jul 14, 2023 America Magazine
Letter: Penance for Sen. Sullivan’s moral failures will come in the ballot booth
Jun 4, 2026 Anchorage Daily News
Jun 4, 2026 Anchorage Daily News