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expiation

noun

1 expiation

Compensation for a wrong.

synonyms: atonement, satisfaction.

2 expiation

The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).

synonyms: atonement, propitiation.

Roget 952: atonement, reparation; compromise, composition; compensation etc. 30; quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, conciliation, propitiation; ... show more

Dutch: penitentie, boetedoening
Polish: pokuta


Moby thesaurus: amends, atonement, balancing, commutation, compensation, composition, compromise, counteraction, counterbalancing, expiatory offering, indemnification, indemnity, lex talionis, making amends, making good, making right, making up, offsetting, peace offering, piaculum ... show more.

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