DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
penance
/'pɛnəns/ · pɛnəns
Penance has 2 syllables: pen · ance.
pen
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ance
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noun. Remorse for your past conduct.
noun. Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.
noun. A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution.
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