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Penance Synonyms & Antonyms

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

Synonyms

penitenceatonementcastigatepenalizeamercechastenchastisecome down oncorrectfix someone's wagonhave someone's guts for gartershave someone's headhave someone's hidegive it to someonegive someone what forgive what forgruelmalavoguenail someone to the wallpenancepunishtan someone's hidetar outteach someone a lessonrepentanceself-abasementself-mortification

Antonyms

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Related Words

repentancepenitenceself-abasementself-mortificationpunishmentretributionchastisementcontritionexpiationreparationrestitutionatonementself-denialself-punishmentredresspurificationmortificationself-flagellationapologyamends

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