penance: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

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Definition of penance: voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing in English English dictionary

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penance: self">voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

self-mortification

Hyphenation

penance: vol-un-ta-ry self-pun·ish·ment in or-der to a-tone for some wrong-do-ing