PENITENCES Penitences (plural) refer to acts of self-punishment or voluntary suffering as a way to atone for wrongdoing or seek forgiveness; penitencing (present participle) involves engaging in such acts, while penitenced (past participle) describes someone who has completed them; a penitencer (noun) is someone who performs penitences, the penitencest (superlative) person is the most devoted to this practice, and penitently (adverb
Word: PENITENCES
Length: 10 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
The word PENITENCES can be used in various contexts. As a valid Scrabble word, it can be played on the Scrabble board according to standard game rules.