Explore Penance through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like repentance or penalization. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Penance meaning
- A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
- A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
- Any instrument of self-punishment.
Synonyms of Penance
Using Penance
- The main meaning on this page is: A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. | A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer). | Any instrument of self-punishment.
- Useful related words include: repentance, penalization, penalty, punishment.
- In the example corpus, penance often appears in combinations such as: of penance, penance and, do penance.
Context around Penance
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penance
- In this selection, "penance" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mondo, seek, day, stare, seeking and skin stand out and add context to how "penance" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 41 day penance or fast and and the penance stare reflecting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penance" sits close to words such as adheres, ahs and airtime, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penance
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She also said the interview was “penance for the Dominion texts”. (11 words)
He states that it has nothing to do with Teshuvah or penance. (12 words)
The saint was well-known for his dedication to the Sacrament of Penance. (13 words)
It’s a nice sentiment, I suppose, but I have to wonder whether there’s also some bit of regret that’s fueling him, a bit of penance-seeking for his role in turning the Republican Party against Kyiv. (39 words)
Operating out of a separate academy in Massaachusetts outside of the influence of Charles Xavier, the original roster of the team consists of Jubilee, as well as Chamber, Gaia, Husk, Monet St. Croix, Mondo, Penance, Skin, and Synch. (38 words)
Doctor Strange has committed more than his fair share of sins over the years, and it seems likely that, should the Ghost Rider catch Strange with the Penance Stare, it would be all over for the Sorcerer Supreme. (38 words)
Toil as penance, toil for the grace of God and maybe, just maybe, you will be saved! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
It’s a nice sentiment, I suppose, but I have to wonder whether there’s also some bit of regret that’s fueling him, a bit of penance-seeking for his role in turning the Republican Party against Kyiv.
She also said the interview was “penance for the Dominion texts”.
But the father-son duo (Mr. Yediyurappa and Mr. Vijayendra) are squandering the penance of great leaders.
Operating out of a separate academy in Massaachusetts outside of the influence of Charles Xavier, the original roster of the team consists of Jubilee, as well as Chamber, Gaia, Husk, Monet St. Croix, Mondo, Penance, Skin, and Synch.
The sacrament of penance or confession is for all of us the opportunity to renew and recover the purity and innocence of our baptism.
Zoey Stapleton, a postulant with the Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R. of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother, attends Mass in Toronto, Ohio, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.
Doctor Strange has committed more than his fair share of sins over the years, and it seems likely that, should the Ghost Rider catch Strange with the Penance Stare, it would be all over for the Sorcerer Supreme.
He states that it has nothing to do with Teshuvah or penance.
In a statement on June 17, the Yekaterinburg diocese said that Romanov had shown disobedience to Russian Orthodox Church authorities and called on him to seek penance for his actions while a clerical court investigates his conduct.
In penance for my conservative guilt, I intend to keep watching these films and other classics over and over again for the rest of my life.
It is a time to encourage families to give more time for prayer in their own houses, and practice fasting and penance, and to center their homes on prayer and reliance upon God’s mercy.
Naturally, there's also the iconic motorcycle and the Penance Stare, reflecting the pain a person has caused back on them.
So is there any way by which those men can be banned and also who do not observe the 41-day penance or fast, which will in a way remove the gender bias in Sabarimala.
That might not seem like a penance to most, but in the corporate world this is a pittance for an executive that last year earned $4.4 million.
The days are a “time of penance but also the time of change, of conversion, of change of heart,” said Michael Czerny, a cardinal who is close to Francis.
The fact that there are systemic laws that discriminate in favor of blacks and that 600,000 white people died to end slavery is not penance enough.
The gym (where I do my daily penance) also had treadmills that were roped off to be six feet apart.
There was often a very serious side, people were often sent on a pilgrimage of penance, if they had committed an awful sin.
The saint was well-known for his dedication to the Sacrament of Penance.
Toil as penance, toil for the grace of God and maybe, just maybe, you will be saved!
Common combinations with penance
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of penance 17×
- penance and 16×
- do penance 9×
- penance for 8×
- and penance 7×
- the penance 6×
- as penance 6×
- in penance 5×
- penance stare 4×
- penance to 4×