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What does penance mean?

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Noun
  1. A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
  2. A sacrament in some Christian churches.
  3. (obsolete) repentance
  4. (obsolete) pain; sorrow; suffering
Verb
  1. To impose penance; to punish.
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