penances
Definitions
Noun
- Remorse for your past conduct
- A catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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Words that contain the term "penances".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "penances".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "penances".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | peace | 1 | 198 |
| 2 | paces | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | penance | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | pennies | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | enhance | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | nuances | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | panes | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | repentance | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | enhances | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | peaches | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | provenance | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | penans | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | pregnancies | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | entrances | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | prances | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | pentane | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | menaces | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | refinances | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | penns | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | pence | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | nance | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "penances" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "penances".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
We should all renew the Friday penance. (But it doesn’t have to mean giving up meat.)
Jul 14, 2023 America Magazine
Jul 14, 2023 America Magazine
Pope Offers Indulgences for Pilgrimages, Penances During 2025 Jubilee
May 21, 2024 Nashville Catholic
May 21, 2024 Nashville Catholic