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penance meaning in Telugu

తపస్సు

/ˈpɛn.əns/

penance in Telugu: తపస్సు, ప్రాయశ్చిత్తము. 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.

Telugu words for penance

తపస్సు, ప్రాయశ్చిత్తము

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 Telugu

What is the meaning of penance in Telugu?
Penance in Telugu is తపస్సు, ప్రాయశ్చిత్తము.
penance అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Penance: తపస్సు, ప్రాయశ్చిత్తము.
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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Telugu words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “penance”. 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 Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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