Synonyms for penance
ˈpɛn ənspenance

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1. repentance, penitence, penancenoun

   remorse for your past conduct

   Synonyms:
   repentance, penitence, self-abasement, self-mortification

2. penancenoun

   a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

   Synonyms:
   penitence, self-mortification, repentance, self-abasement

3. penance, self-mortification, self-abasementnoun

   voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

   Synonyms:
   penitence, self-mortification, repentance, self-abasement

Matched Categories

1. • Compunction
   • Punishment
   • Sacrament

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1. penancenoun

   Synonyms:
   punishment (self-inflicted or imposed by ecclesiastical authority), mortification, maceration, humiliation, penalty

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1. Rooma Mehra:

   Do good unto others..Cherish your loved ones while they are still there.. Guilt and repentance are the worst forms of penance ..

2. Sean Kelley:

   Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William.

3. H. L. Mencken:

   A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents.

4. Sunayana Dumala:

   I hope in the years that you must spend in the jail you will one day realize the magnitude of your mistake and work towards your penance.

5. Aaron Kohli:

   The penance for a delay of the hike is a much steeper hike...That’s the balance the market’s been playing with, the longer the Fed stays on hold, the more risk there is that factors like inflation will build up.