Definitions For Penance

noun

  • A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
  • Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
  • Remorse for your past conduct
  • Something that you do or are given to do in order to show that you are sad or sorry about doing something wrong

Is Penance a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Penance is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Penance in a Sentence

  • He did charitable work as a penance.

Synonyms for Penance

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