PENANCES Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word penances. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PENANCES
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| atonements | nounn | |||||
noun • compensation for a wrong • the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | ||||||
| compensations | nounn | |||||
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 | ||||||
| expiations | nounn | |||||
noun • compensation for a wrong • the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | ||||||
| retributions | nounn | |||||
noun • a justly deserved penalty • the act of correcting for your wrongdoing • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||
| sacrifices | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. • personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) • a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value • the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity • (baseball) an out that advances the base runners verb • endure the loss of • kill or destroy • sell at a loss • make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals | ||||||
| penitence | nounn | |||||
noun • remorse for your past conduct | ||||||
| atonement | nounn | |||||
noun • compensation for a wrong • the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) | ||||||
| repentance | nounn | |||||
noun • remorse for your past conduct | ||||||
| self-abasement | nounn | |||||
noun • voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | ||||||
| self-mortification | nounn | |||||
noun • voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | ||||||