37 entries under repentance topic. ×

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atonement(noun, shame, compensation, rite, forfeit)
16
penalty(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
14
penitence(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
12
contrition(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
9
remorse(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
9
amends(noun, compensation, forfeit, renewal, reparation)
9
expiation(noun, woe, compensation, forfeit, renewal)
7
restitution(noun, compensation, renewal, amends)
6
compunction(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
6
rue(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
4
apology(compensation, renewal, remorse, amends)
4
attrition(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
4
sorrow(noun, shame, woe, anguish, humiliation)
3
remorsefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
3
self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
contriteness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
1
debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
1
degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, penitence)
1
distress(shame, sorrow, degradation, penitence)
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