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penanceless

penanceless adjective: free from penance.

Adjective

penanceless (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Free from penance.
    • I am now redeemed; you too shall soon be released from your earthly bondage, and will return to God penanceless.1874, Edmund Martin Geldart, comtesse Marie Alker Günther, Folk-lore of Modern Greece: The Tales of the People, page 30

Origin of penanceless

From penance + -less.

Questions about penanceless

What does penanceless mean?
Penanceless means free from penance.
What part of speech is penanceless?
Penanceless is an adjective.

Words near penanceless in the dictionary

  1. Penama
  2. penamecillin
  3. penams
  4. penance
  5. penanced
  6. penanceless
  7. penances
  8. penancing
  9. Penang
  10. Penang laksa
  11. Penang lawyer

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