penance
noun
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Sense 1 noun
remorse for your past conduct
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Sense 2 noun
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
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Sense 3 noun
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rue |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | penitent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | penitential |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | penitentiary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-reproach |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | remission of sin |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sacrament |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | confession |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | punishment |