The Only Use of
penance
in
Fahrenheit 451
- The other was like a chunk of burnt pine log he was carrying along as a penance for some obscure sin.
p. 115.1penance = self-punishment
Definition:
self-punishment, prayer, or other action to make up for wrong-doing
or:
a religious practice (often called confession) involving confession, forgiveness, and atonement
or:
a religious practice (often called confession) involving confession, forgiveness, and atonement