The word is in the Wiktionary

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— English words —

• penance n. A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation…
• penance n. A sacrament in some Christian churches.
• penance n. Any instrument of self-punishment.
• penance n. (Obsolete) repentance.
• penance n. (Obsolete) pain; sorrow; suffering.
• penance v. To impose penance; to punish.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • penance n. Pain; sorrow; suffering.

— English words, defined in German —

• penance S. Buße, Büßung.
• penance S. Selbstkasteiung.

— English word, defined in French —

• penance n. Pénitence.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• penance s. Penitência.

29 English words from 7 English definitions

act Any Christian churches for impose imposed instrument intended may may␣be Obsolete pain penance punish punishment reparation repentance sacrament self self-imposed self-punishment serve sinful some sorrow suffering voluntary wrongdoing

4 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

Buße Pénitence Penitência Selbstkasteiung

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

penanced penances penanceless

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

unpenanced

13 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANC -ance nan Nan NaN NAN NANC nance Nance pen Pen PEN Pena

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANE -ane CNA nan Nan NaN NAN nep Nep NEP

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

penanced penances Penzance Spencean

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Nepean peacen pennae

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

Penzance

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