penitência

See also: penitencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

penitencia (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.ɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.niˈtẽ.sjɐ/

Noun

penitência f (plural penitências)

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

Derived terms

impenitência

Related terms

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

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