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:
Detroit Archbishop: Catholics must fast, give alms and do penance after Proposal 3 passage
Nov 10, 2022 Detroit Free Press
Nov 10, 2022 Detroit Free Press
Olympic ‘punishment’: Speed skater does his fantasy football penance during games
Feb 13, 2026 Boston 25 News
Feb 13, 2026 Boston 25 News
Penance without action? What’s missing from the BBC’s Mea Culpa
Nov 12, 2025 Premier Christianity Magazine
Nov 12, 2025 Premier Christianity Magazine
Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity’s most important rituals
Apr 11, 2022 Colorado State University
Apr 11, 2022 Colorado State University
Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting ‘has traumatized us all’
Feb 11, 2026 Catholic World Report
Feb 11, 2026 Catholic World Report