penances
noun
- 1
A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
- 2
A sacrament in some Christian churches.
- 3
Any instrument of self-punishment.
- 4
Repentance
- 5
Pain; sorrow; suffering
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