Polish English Dictionary

pokuta in English:

1. penance

He is doing penance.

he did penance for his sins

something that you must do to show that you are sorry for something you have done wrong, especially in some religions do/perform penance We prayed and did penance together.

In any case it's a penance for what I've done

do/perform penance

to pay penance

Penance is one of the seven sacraments.

English word "pokuta"(penance) occurs in sets:

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2. atonement

There was no time now to think of making atonement.

the act of showing you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past; Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement

His whole life has been atonement for those few years.

Bekka Pramheda gets her second shot at atonement.

English word "pokuta"(atonement) occurs in sets:

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3. expiation

He would never find expiation for his guilt.; the expiation of a sin