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penance Noun

— A penance is an action you do as a punishment. You do penance when you have done something wrong and want to compensate for it. His penance was to pray for two days and not eat

penance

— noun a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

— noun (= repentance) remorse for your past conduct

— noun voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

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penance English » English

repentance

penitence

self-mortification

reparation

expiation

atonement

tribute

self-abasement

remorse

propitiation

offering

libation

contrition

austerities

satisfaction

sacrifice

regret

punishment

mortification

compensation

warmth

upgrade

torture

sweetening

suffering

standard

self-castigation

rite to the spirits of Brahmin

retribution

repent

remediation

religious austerity

reformation

reform

refinement

redress

politeness

pilgrimage

penitent

penalty

pain

melioration

legal punishment by the lash

improvement

heat

hardship

enhancement

emendation

education

easing

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Social behavior Law Punish

Atone, restitution

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  penance amends