Penance
Penance noun - Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Penance
Redemption and penance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Redemption" instead a noun "Penance".
Nearby Word: penalty
Redemption
Redemption noun - The act of purchasing back something previously sold.
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Synonyms for Redemption
Nearby Word: redemptive
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- forgiveness and penance
- forgiveness and redemption
- satisfaction and penance
- satisfaction and redemption
- payment and penance
- payment and redemption
- compensation and penance
- compensation and redemption
- redress and penance
- redress and redemption
- purgation and penance
- purgation and redemption
- atonement and penance
- atonement and redemption
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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I maintain and operate my own Hell, for those truly unworthy or unwilling to seek penance and redemption.
Source: Be Careful What You Wish For -
Redemption Equals Death: Andrei Smirnov finally pays his penance for killing Sergei two years prior.
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Redemption Equals Death: In Low Chaos, Billie realizes her mistake in working with Delilah and allows Daud to kill her as penance.
Source: Video Game / Dishonored
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Redemption and Penance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/redemption
Penance & Redemption. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/redemption>.
Redemption or Penance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/redemption.
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