A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
Any instrument of self-punishment.
A sacrament in some Christian churches.
To impose penance; to punish.
Something of value given in return for an act.
A prize promised for a certain deed or catch
The result of an action, whether good or bad.
To give a reward to or for.
To recompense.