22 entries under absolution topic. ×

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attrition(distress, shame, sorrow, forgiveness)
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compunction(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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confession(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
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contrition(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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expiation(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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hair shirt(noun, expression, punishment, forfeit, forgiveness)
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mortification(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
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penalty(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
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penitence(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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punishment(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
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purgation(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
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remorse(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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remorsefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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repentance(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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rue(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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ruth(distress, shame, sorrow, forgiveness)
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sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, forfeit)
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shrift(noun, woe, forfeit, forgiveness, reassurance)
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sorrow(noun, shame, woe, forfeit, forgiveness)
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suffering(forfeit, forgiveness, reparation, retribution)
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