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penance
penance
/ˈpɛnəns/
noun
(
)
A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
(
penance
)
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
(
)
Remorse for your past conduct
(
penitence
,
penance
,
repentance
)
remorse for your past conduct
Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
(
penance
,
self-abasement
,
self-mortification
)
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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