Both Uses
penance
in
City of Ashes
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- Not talking to him was her penance for what had happened to Simon.†
Chpt 11 *
- That was her penance, her payment for what she'd done to Simon.†
Chpt 11
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)