2 found for 'penance' in Igbo
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ńkwúpùtá
nkwupùta
Standard Igbo
Religion
Noun
1.confession; profession (of faith, etc.)
2.confession for the purpose of receiving the sacrament of penance
Example
Ọ bụrụ na ịbịaghị nkwupụta, ị gaghị anata oriri nsọ.
Ọ bụrụ na ịbịaghị nkwupụta, ị gaghị anata oriri nsọ.
If you did not come for confession, you will not partake of the sacrament.
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ǫpïpïá
ọ̀pịpịa
Standard Igbo
Noun
1.punishment on oneself in expression of repentance; penance
Example
Ọpịpịa o mere bụ ịgba arụkwaghị m.
Ọpịpịa o mere bụ ịgba arụkwaghị m.
The penance he did was to resign.
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