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penance(noun, woe, forfeit, reassurance, reparation)
2
hair shirt(expression, forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution)
2
mortification(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution, retribution)
2
mourning
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penitence(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
2
purgation(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution, retribution)
2
repentance(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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asceticism
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ashes
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attrition(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution, retribution)
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cold purgatorial fires(expression, idiom)
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compunction(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
1
confession(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, absolution, retribution)
1
contrition(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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crape
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cypress
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cypress lawn
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deep mourning
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expiation(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
1
fasting
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