Another word for penance
penance
Synonyms
penance
n.
Voluntary punishment
mortification, purgation, repentance, retribution, compensation, self-imposed atonement, self-flagellation, fasting, suffering, expiation, paenitentia (Latin), Beichte (German), sackcloth and ashes, hair shirt, inward penance, outward penance, reparation; see also punishment.
A sacrament
repentance, penitence, confession, absolution, sorrow for sin, contrition, remorse, forgiveness for sin; see also repentance, sacrament.
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