penance - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

Synonyms

• penance

More generic

• sacrament

More specific

• confession

Related

• absolution
• remission
• remission of sin
• remittal

Noun

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Synonyms

• penance
• self-abasement
• self-mortification

More generic

• penalisation
• penalization
• penalty
• punishment

Noun

remorse for your past conduct

Synonyms

• penance
• penitence
• repentance

More generic

• compunction
• remorse
• self-reproach

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