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— English word —

• penitence n. The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle french - Old french
  • penitence n. (Chiefly Christianity) penitence (repentance for one’s sins).

— English words, defined in German —

• penitence S. Reue.
• penitence S. Religion: Buße.

— English word, defined in French —

• penitence n. Pénitence.

— In French —

• pénitence n.f. Repentir suivi d’expiation, regret d’avoir offensé Dieu.
• pénitence n.f. Ce que le prêtre ordonne en satisfaction des péchés que…
• pénitence n.f. Austérités qu’on s’impose volontairement pour l’expiation…
• pénitence n.f. (Sens figuré) (Familier) Mauvaise chère.
• pénitence n.f. Punition imposée pour quelque faute.
• pénitence n.f. (Jeux) Peine qu’on impose à ceux qui ont manqué aux règles…

18 English words from 2 English definitions

being Chiefly Christianity condition doing feeling for for␣one one penitence penitent regret remorse repentance sinning sins The wrong

13 English words from 9 foreign definitions

aux des expiation impose manqué Peine pour Punition que regret Religion satisfaction Sens

27 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

Austérités avoir Buße Ce␣que ceux chère Dieu Familier faute figuré imposée Jeux Mauvaise offensé ont ordonne péchés Pénitence prêtre quelque qui règles Repentir Reue Sens␣figuré suivi volontairement

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

penitencer penitences penitencers

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

impenitences

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

impenitence

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

enc -ence ITE -ite nit nite pen Pen PEN ten TEN

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

ETI -ine nep Nep NEP net Net NET .NET neti tin TIN tine Tine

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

pænitence penitencer penitences pertinence

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

enceinte tenpence

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

penitency penitente renitence

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

pænitence

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