expiation

[ ek-spee-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of expiating.

  2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made.

Origin of expiation

1
1375–1425; late Middle English expiacioun<Latin expiātiōn- (stem of expiātiō) atonement, satisfaction. See expiate, -ion

Other words from expiation

  • ex·pi·a·tion·al, adjective
  • non·ex·pi·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for expiation

expiation

/ (ˌɛkspɪˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act, process, or a means of expiating; atonement

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