3
self-abasement
3
self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
3
shrift(noun, woe, forfeit, reassurance, reparation)
2
amercement(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
2
discipline(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, sanction)
2
extreme unction(expression, idiom, rite)
2
forgiveness(noun, forfeit, reparation, self-punishment)
2
pain(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
2
penalization
2
redemption(noun, compensation, renewal, amends, damages)
2
redress(noun, compensation, renewal, amends, damages)
2
sentence(noun, reprimand, penalty, castigation, chastisement)
2
seven sacraments(expression, idiom, rite)
2
suffer
1
abject apology
1
abuse(noun, stick, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
1
acknowledgment
1
anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
appeasement(noun, atonement)
1
asceticism
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