satisfaction

Comes from a Latin term meaning “to do enough” and is associated with the idea of making up for some wrong or paying a debt owed to someone. It specifically refers to one of the four parts of the Roman Catholic sacramentComes from the Latin term sacramentum, which is a translation of the Greek term mysterion meaning “mystery,” and originally was used to refer to a... more of Penance where the confessoris the priest who listens to the penitent’s confessions during the sacrament of Penance. more (priest) assigns the penitentThe person engaged in repentance through the Catholic sacrament of Penance, particularly the person confessing sins to the priest. more (sinner seeking absolutionDerived from a Latin word meaning “to loose” and is related to dissolve. Broadly this word is equivalent to forgiveness of sins, but used specific... more) specific works such as prayers, fasts, pilgrimages, to make up for (satisfy) the sins that have been forgiven similar to the idea of restitution. According to Roman Catholics, if sinners do not fully satisfy the requirements of penanceIs an old version of the word “repentance,” and refers to: 1) the Catholic sacrament also referred to as Confession where remorseful sinner (the ... more in this life then they are relegated to purgatoryIs the place in Roman Catholic theology where those who die in a state of grace, but not yet clean from the stain of sin, suffer temporal punishment i... more where they are purged through suffering that are deemed works of satisfaction. Anselm(c. 1033–1109 A.D.) Monk, then abbot of Bec in Normandy, then archbishop of Canterbury (1093–1109); the first great medieval theologian of the Wes... more uses this term in his theory of the atonementA term referring to how Christ’s suffering and death on the cross expiates sin and reconciles humans with God. There are various theories regarding ... more to refer to the payment of an infinite debt which sinners incur by their offense against the infinite majesty of God