Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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remittal | Yes | No | No | No |
penance | Yes | No | No | No |
remittal (noun) | penance (noun) |
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the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance | voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing |
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) | a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution |
a payment of money sent to a person in another place | remorse for your past conduct |