Both Uses
penance
in
The Poisonwood Bible
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- Being always the first to spot flaws and transgressions, it falls upon Father to deliver penance.†
Chpt 1 *
- But I'm afraid this is your penance for sixteen years of pulling up your nose at my cooking.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(penance) an act that shows sorrow for wrongdoing -- such as expressing regret, asking for forgiveness, or trying to make up for the harm done
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)