18
atonement(noun, shame, compensation, rite, forfeit)
16
penalty(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
16
repentance(noun, interjection, distress, shame, sorrow)
14
penitence(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
12
contrition(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
10
punishment(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, compensation)
10
reparation(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
9
remorse(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
9
amends(noun, compensation, forfeit, renewal, reparation)
9
confession(noun, forfeit, reparation, penitence, self-punishment)
9
expiation(noun, woe, compensation, forfeit, renewal)
7
compensation(noun, forfeit, renewal, reparation, amends)
7
absolution(noun, forfeit, reparation, self-punishment, sacrament)
7
restitution(noun, compensation, renewal, repentance, amends)
7
sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, rite)
7
self-mortification
6
mortification(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
6
compunction(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
6
rue(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
6
suffering(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
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