penance

• اسم يدل على فعل التكفير عن الذنب أو تحمّل المشقة طوعًا تعبيرًا عن الندم، أو سرّ من أسرار الكنيسة الكاثوليكية يشمل التوبة والاعتراف ونيل الغفران.

A noun referring to an act of self-punishment or voluntary suffering undertaken to express remorse for wrongdoing, or a Catholic sacrament involving repentance, confession, and absolution.

1. Remorse for past conductB2formal

   A feeling of regret or sorrow for one's past actions, often leading to a desire to make amends.

   الندم والتوبة

   • He performed acts of penance for his past mistakes.
   • She felt deep penance for the harm she had caused.
   • His penance was evident in his changed behavior.

   المرادفاتcompunctioncontritionpenitenceremorserepentancesorrow

2. Catholic sacramentB2formal

   A sacrament in the Catholic Church involving repentance, confession, atonement, and absolution by a priest.

   سر التوبة

   • The priest administered the sacrament of penance.
   • She went to confession as part of her penance.
   • Penance is a key practice in the Catholic faith.

   المرادفاتconfessionreconciliation

3. Voluntary self-punishmentB2formal

   A self-imposed punishment or hardship undertaken to atone for a wrongdoing.

   التكفير عن الذنب بمعاقبة النفس

   • He undertook a period of fasting as penance for his lies.
   • She performed acts of penance by helping the poor.
   • His penance included a long pilgrimage to a holy site.

   المرادفاتamendsatonementexpiationreparationself-abasementself-mortificationself-punishment

   الأضدادenjoymentindulgencereward