Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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penance | Yes | No | No | No |
absolution | Yes | No | No | No |
penance (noun) | absolution (noun) |
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voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution | the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
remorse for your past conduct |