Synonyms of penance
- 1 Syllable
- rue, ruth, shrift
- 2 Syllables
- sorrow
- 3 Syllables
- expiation, penanced, punishment, confession, penalty, attrition, contrition, penancing, purgation, ruefulness, compunction, self-reproach, suffering, remorse
- 4 Syllables
- reparation, immolation, compensation, repentance, propitiation, sacrifice, absolution, retribution, reparations, self-punishment, atonement, penitence, forgiveness
- 5 Syllables
- self-condemnation, self-flagellation, mortification, self-castigation, remorsefulness