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“Penance” or “Pennants”

penance / pennants are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

penance p·EH·n·ah·n·s

  • nouna Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution.
  • nounvoluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.

pennants p·EH·n·ah·n·t·s

  • nounthe award given to the champion.
  • nouna flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering).
  • nouna long flag; often tapering.
Usage

Examples in context

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“penance”

  • (Vibhandaka's penance was disturbed by the celestial…
  • …scene and the Sacrament of Penance.
  • …is not through depressing, hard penance.
  • …and founding a "house of penance" for them.
  • The council set down penance to be done for not…
  • The Literature of Penance in Anglo-Saxon England.
  • “Bishops, priests and penance in late Saxon England.” Early…
  • …path to unity, for example, penance, patience, gratitude, hope and fear,…
  • …a century of sleep as penance before being allowed to return…
  • …it as a form of penance.

“pennants”

  • …first three Eastern Colored League pennants beginning in 1923 and in…
  • Robinson won four pennants and two World Series with…
  • Eastern Colored League Pennants
  • …were with the A's (three pennants and a World Series title…
  • …help St. Louis win three pennants and two World Series championships.
  • …the Daisies win three straight pennants in the Eastern Colored League…
  • …1923 and won the first-place pennants in 1923, 1924, and 1925.

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