EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to do penance...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pe-ni-TEN-sya/
FIL: Magsagawa ng isang gawaing pagpapakasakit o pagsisisi bilang kabayaran sa mga nagawang kasalanan, karaniwang may kinalaman sa relihiyon.
EN: to do penance
What you do during Holy Week, either by literally joining the flagellants in Pampanga or by giving up softdrinks for 40 days. In modern terms, it's like deactivating your social media accounts to 'cleanse' yourself after a toxic online fight.
From Spanish 'penitencia' (penance).
Primarily associated with the Catholic observance of Lent (Mahal na Araw) in the Philippines.
🇵🇭 Tuwing Mahal na Araw, may mga debotong naglalakbay sa mga simbahan para magpenitensya.
🇺🇸 Every Holy Week, some devotees travel to churches to do penance.
🇵🇭 Nagpasya siyang magpenitensya sa pamamagitan ng pag-aayuno at pananalangin.
🇺🇸 He decided to do penance through fasting and prayer.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.