penance

[US]/ˈpenəns/
[UK]/ˈpenəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at lade nogen udføre selvstraffelser for at sone for synd
n. selvstraffelse; bod
Word Forms
Pluralpenances

Phrases & Collocations

do penance

son for dine synder

act of penance

bodshandling

penance ritual

bodshandlingsritual

Example Sentences

They had confessed their sins and done their penance.

De havde tilstået deres synder og sonet for dem.

he had done public penance for those hasty words.

han havde offentligt sonet for de hurtige ord.

a hair shirt to penance him for his folly in offending.

en hårskjorte til bod for hans fejltagelse i at fornærme.

She knelt at her mother’s feet in penance.

Hun knælede for sin mors fødder i bod.

Are you willing to do penance for your sins,my son?

Er du villig til at sone for dine synder, min søn?

6 Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.

6 Derfor bebrejder jeg mig selv og soner i støv og aske.

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