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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