penitência

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penitência

/pɨ.ni.ˈtẽ.sjɐ/ Portugal

noun

castigo
tormento
pena imposta pelo confessor ao penitente

In English

penitence condition of being penitent
penance voluntary self-imposed punishment

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@misc{penite_ncia_2026,
  title = {penitência},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/penit%C3%AAncia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}