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'''Penance''' has three related, but distinct, meanings:
'''Penance''' has three related, but distinct, meanings:
* the [[confession]] of [[sin]]s to a [[clergyman]] in order to receive [[absolution]].
* the [[confession]] of [[sin]]s to a clergyman in order to receive absolution.
* the [[punishment]] by which one atones for sins committed by himself or others.
* the [[punishment]] by which one atones for sins committed by himself or others.
* the private personal repentance to [[God]] of one's own sins.
* the private personal repentance to [[God]] of one's own sins.