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absolve
(verb)
to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
(noun)
absolution
abstemious
(verb)
marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
abstain
(verb)
to choose not to do/have something; to refrain deliberately, often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
(noun)
abstinence
ardent
(adjective)
characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate, fervent; intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous
atone
(verb)
to make amends; to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
(noun)
atonement
clemency
(noun)
disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment
deify
(verb)
to make a god of; to take as an object of worship
elegy
(noun)
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
(adjective)
elegiac
genuflect
(verb)
to bend the knee; to kneel, especially in worship
martyr
(noun/verb)
a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause
(noun)
martyrdom
penitent
(adjective/noun)
repentant; contrite; feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offense
(noun)
penitence
revelation
(noun)
something revealed or disclosed, especially a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized
reverence
(noun)
a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration
sectarian
(adjective/noun)
-of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect
-a narrow or bigoted person
venerate
(verb)
to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference; to honor with a ritual act of devotion
(noun)
veneration