24 entries under penance topic. ×

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grief(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, misery)
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repentance(noun, bad, shame, sorrow, compassion)
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sorrow(noun, understanding, shame, melancholy, kindness)
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compunction(noun, understanding, distress, shame, sorrow)
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sadness(noun, understanding, distress, shame, sorrow)
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attrition(distress, shame, sorrow, forgiveness, absolution)
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remorsefulness(distress, shame, sorrow, forgiveness, absolution)
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rue(noun, understanding, distress, shame, sorrow)
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shame(sorrow, regret, scruple, repentance, remorse)
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anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, misery)
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contriteness(distress, shame, sorrow, humiliation, degradation)
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debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, repentance, penitence)
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distress(noun, understanding, shame, sorrow, melancholy)
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humbling(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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humiliation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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qualm(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, regret)
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ruefulness(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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scruple(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, regret)
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self-castigation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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