a gradual decline; deterioration; a wasting away; decay.

charges or costs met with in running a business, doing one's work, maintaining property, etc; expense.

any act of reparation, self-punishment, etc. done in repentance for a sin or wrongdoing; penance; atonement.

a penalty inflicted on an offender.

reverence or devotion for a deity; worshipping.

grown less; reduced; declined; waned.

having merit or worth sufficient to be respected; honourable; revered.