Penance
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- anointing of the sickextreme unctionlast ritespenitencerepentanceself-abasementself-mortification
- plural
- Penances
- possessive
- Penance's
- pluralpossessive
- Penances'