Penance Synonyms

pĕnəns
Voluntary punishment
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. mortification
  2. purgation
  3. repentance
  4. retribution
  5. compensation
  6. self-imposed atonement
  7. self-flagellation
  8. fasting
  9. suffering
  10. expiation
  11. paenitentia (Latin)
  12. self-mortification
  13. Beichte (German)
  14. sackcloth and ashes
  15. hair-shirt
  16. inward penance
  17. outward penance
  18. reparation
  19. self-abasement

Words Related to Penance

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