n.

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

   我们必须苦修赎罪。

2. （天主教、东正教的）补赎[U]

vt.

1. 使悔过；使悔罪
2. 使苦修；使补赎

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.