Term
Sacrament of Penance
Also known as sacrament of reconciliation
A rite providing private confession to an authorized priest, who gives the penitent absolution, counsel, and penance; also called the sacrament of reconciliation.
Filed underEcclesiology
Definition
Also called the sacrament of reconciliation, provides private confession to a priest, who is authorized to give to the penitent absolution, counsel, and penance.
Connections
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- Includes
- AbsolutionTerm
- ConfessionTerm
- PenanceTerm
- See also
- AttritionTerm
- reconciliationTerm
- Synonym of
- SacramentTerm
- Narrower than
- SacramentTerm
Sources
- 1.Childress, James F., and John Macquarrie, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986). 111Original citation: Childress, James F., and John Macquarrie, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986, 111.
Last revised August 14, 2026