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Penance

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
anointing of the sickextreme unctionlast ritespenitencerepentanceself-abasementself-mortification
plural
Penances
possessive
Penance's
pluralpossessive
Penances'