penitenza

Definitions of penitenza
  1. noun
    a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
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    confessione
    (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
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    sacramento
    a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
  2. noun
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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    pena, punizione, sanzione
    the act of punishing
  3. noun
    remorse for your past conduct
    synonyms: pentimento
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    compunzione, rimorso
    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
  4. noun
    a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something
  5. noun
    verbal punishment
    synonyms: castigo
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    pena, punizione, sanzione
    the act of punishing
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