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ashes
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aspersion
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baptism
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beating(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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canonization
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castigation(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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change of heart(expression, idiom)
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chastening(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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chastisement(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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cold purgatorial fires(expression, idiom)
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comeuppance(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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confess(rite, penitence)
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confirmation
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confiscation(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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contriteness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
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correction(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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deathbed repentance
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debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, repentance, penitence)
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deprivation(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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