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penance meaning in Urdu

کفارہ kaffāra

/ˈpɛn.əns/

penance in Urdu: کفارہ (kaffāra), نیم (nem). 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.

Urdu words for penance

penance; atonement; expiation
کفارہ kaffāra
penance
نیم nem

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of penance in Urdu?
Penance in Urdu is کفارہ (kaffāra), نیم (nem).
penance کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Penance: کفارہ (kaffāra), نیم (nem).
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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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “penance”: نیم, کفارہ. 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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