penance

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noun

1. remorse for your past conduct (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
repentance, penitence
• Derivationally related forms:
penitential (for: penitence), penitentiary (for: penitence), penitent (for: penitence), repentant (for: repentance), repent (for: repentance)
• Hypernyms:
compunction, remorse, self-reproach
2. a Catholic sacrament;
repentance and confession and atonement and absolution (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
sacrament
• Hyponyms:
confession
• Part Meronyms:
absolution, remission, remittal, remission of sin
3. voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
• Syn:
self-mortification, self-abasement
• Hypernyms:
punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  self-mortification, self-abasement, repentance, penitence