n.

1. （贖罪的）苦行，苦修[U][C]
   We must do penance for our sins.

   我們必須苦修贖罪。

2. （天主教、東正教的）補贖[U]

vt.

1. 使悔過；使悔罪
2. 使苦修；使補贖

n.

1. punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for wrongdoing.
2. a sacrament in which a member of the Church confesses sins to a priest and is given absolution.
   ▸a religious observance or other duty imposed as part of this sacrament.

v.