Penance
Penance noun - Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Penance
Self-castigation and penance are semantically related In some cases you can use "Self-castigation" instead a noun "Penance".
Nearby Word: penalty
Self-castigation
Penance and self-castigation are semantically related in shame topic. You can use "Penance" instead a noun phrase "Self-castigation", if it concerns topics such as penitence.
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Related pairs
- rue and penance
- rue and self-castigation
- attrition and penance
- attrition and self-castigation
- sorrow and penance
- sorrow and self-castigation
- atonement and penance
- atonement and self-castigation
- regret and penance
- regret and self-castigation
- remorse and penance
- remorse and self-castigation
- expiation and penance
- expiation and self-castigation
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Self-castigation and Penance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penance/self-castigation
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