penitência

See also: penitencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

penitencia (obsolete)

Noun

penitência f (plural penitências)

penitence (regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning)
punishment (penalty to punish wrongdoing)
(Roman Catholocism) confession (disclosure of one’s sins to a priest for absolution)

Related terms

(punishment): pena, punição
(confession): confissão

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