PENANCE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word penance. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PENANCE
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| atonement | noun n | |||||
noun • compensation for a wrong • the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | ||||||
| amends | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | ||||||
| compensation | noun n | |||||
noun • something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | ||||||
| expiation | noun n | |||||
noun • compensation for a wrong • the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | ||||||
| penalty | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty • a payment required for not fulfilling a contract • the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition • (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game | ||||||
| punishment | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | ||||||
| reparation | noun n | |||||
noun • compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury • (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors • the act of putting something in working order again • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | ||||||
| restitution | noun n | |||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • the act of restoring something to its original state • getting something back again | ||||||
| penitence | noun n | |||||
noun • remorse for your past conduct | ||||||
| repentance | noun n | |||||
noun • remorse for your past conduct | ||||||
| self-abasement | noun n | |||||
noun • voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | ||||||
| self-mortification | noun n | |||||
noun • voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | ||||||