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penance (57 synonym found)

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pay

rue

ruth

atone

saeta

amends

regret

apology

baptism

fasting

penalty

remorse

atonement

attrition

matrimony

mea culpa

penitence

purgation

purgatory

suffering

asceticism

contrition

do penance

hair shirt

lustration

maceration

penitently

punishment

reparation

repentance

Yom Kippur

compunction

holy orders

make amends

reformation

compensation

confirmation

flagellation

penalization

mortification

the Eucharist

abject apology

remorsefulness

change of heart

extreme unction

penitential act

self-punishment

Day of Atonement

seven sacraments

heartfelt apology

penal retribution

self-mortification

deathbed repentance

sackcloth and ashes

wearing a hairshirt

penitential exercise

cold purgatorial fires

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Definition of penance:

(n) : a voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act

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Definition of penance:

(n) : a voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act

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