Dictionary Check: penance

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"penance" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

noun

remorse for your past conduct

Synonyms:
repentance penitence
noun

a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

noun

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Synonyms:
self-mortification self-abasement

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