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penance

Definition

  • noun: something that you do or are given to do in order to show that you are sad or sorry about doing something wrong
  • noun: an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin
  • verb: to impose penance on
  • synonyms: repentance, pain, sorrow

Examples

  • She did/performed (an act of) 'penance' for her sins.

  • He did charitable work as a 'penance'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) an angel to do his will. For surely there is no better soldier for God than my Silas. I firmly resolve, with the help of thy grace, to confess my sins... ...to do penance and to amend my life. Amen. I chastise my body. The Holy Grail. A magic cup. (..)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code