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