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penance meaning and definition
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Definition of penance (noun)
- remorse for your past conduct
- synonyms: penitence, repentance
- a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
- synonyms: self-abasement, self-mortification
Source: Princeton University Wordnet