penitensi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch penitentie (“penance”), from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /peniˈtɛnsi/ [pe.niˈt̪en.si]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsi
  • Syllabification: pe‧ni‧ten‧si

Noun

penitensi (plural penitensi-penitensi)

  1. penitence, repentance: the condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning
  2. (Catholicism) penance: a sacrament in some Christian churches that involves penitence (remorse plus restitution via prayer)
  3. (Catholicism) restitution in such penance

Further reading

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