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penance meaning in Odia

ଅକ୍ଷର akṣara

/ˈpɛn.əns/

penance in Odia: ଅକ୍ଷର (akṣara). In English, penance means a voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

Odia words for penance

penance
ଅକ୍ଷର akṣara

English meaning of penance

  1. noun A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
  2. noun A sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer).
  3. noun Any instrument of self-punishment.
  4. noun Repentance.

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Questions about penance in Odia

What is the meaning of penance in Odia?
Penance in Odia is ଅକ୍ଷର (akṣara).
penance ର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ କଣ?
Penance: ଅକ୍ଷର (akṣara).
What does penance mean in English?
Penance means a voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

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Odia words from Wiktionary's Odia entries whose English meaning is “penance”: ଅକ୍ଷର. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Odia words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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