penitencia

See also: penitência

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish penitencia, from Latin paenitentia.

Noun

penitencia

1. Penance.
   • 1565: Alonso de Molina, Confessionario mayor en la lengua Mexicana y Castellana, f. 9r

     Auh vel timotlatemoliz, ynic yxquich vel tiquilnamiquiz motlatlacol yuan yxquich motlapal ticchiuaz, inic amo ytlacauiz mopenitencia

     Y has de examinar bien tu conſciencia, [par]a traer ala memoria todos tus peccados: y has de efforçarte quanto pudieres, [par]aque no sea im[per]fecta tu penitencia

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Portuguese

Noun

penitencia f (plural penitencias)

1. Obsolete spelling of penitência.

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin paenitentia.

Noun

penitencia f (plural penitencias)

1. Penance.