penitência

See also: penitencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• penitencia (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.ɐ/ [pe.niˈtẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.niˈtẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.ɐ/ [pe.niˈtẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pe.niˈtẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.niˈtẽ.si.a/ [pe.niˈtẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pe.niˈtẽ.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.niˈtẽ.sjɐ/

Noun

penitência f (plural penitências)

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

Derived terms

• impenitência

Related terms

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