Mortification
Mortification noun - The emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable.
Penitence and mortification are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitence" instead a noun "Mortification".
Penitence
Penitence noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Mortification and penitence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mortification" instead a noun "Penitence".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and mortification
- sadness and penitence
- distress and mortification
- distress and penitence
- shame and mortification
- shame and penitence
- sorrow and mortification
- sorrow and penitence
- grief and mortification
- grief and penitence
- degradation and mortification
- degradation and penitence
- penance and mortification
- penance and penitence
Both words in one sentence
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Other Sisters of Sigmar sometimes shave their heads as a form of penitence or mortification also.
Source: Bald Women
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Penitence and Mortification. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortification/penitence
Mortification & Penitence. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortification/penitence>.
Penitence or Mortification. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortification/penitence.
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