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Penance

British pronunciation/pˈɛnəns/
American pronunciation/ˈpɛnəns/
Penance
[NOUN]
1

a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

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2

remorse for your past conduct

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3

voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

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Examples
1. Their virtues are penances.
2. - They received penance.
3. I will do penance.
4. I will do penance.
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