expiation
[ek-spee-ey-shuh n]
noun
the act of expiating.
the means by which atonement or reparation is made.
Origin of expiation
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Related Words for expiation
contribution, gift, reparation, penance, redemption, retribution, penitence, repentance, contrition, remorse, atonement, forgiveness, absolution, distillation, apology, renewal, redress, repayment, indemnity, paymentExamples from the Web for expiation
Contemporary Examples of expiation
But law is, at best, an imperfect instrument of grief and expiation.
Historical Examples of expiation
Not unto me the strength be ascribed; not unto me the wringing of the expiation!'
Little DorritCharles Dickens
There is but one abode for the blessed, my dear mademoiselle, and one expiation for us all.
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
With the old conception of law and the expiation of crime it was otherwise.
The Sexual QuestionAugust Forel
That thing which he was minded to do would be expiation in the sight of Heaven.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
Such a provocation as he gave me could have but one expiation.
A Day's RideCharles James Lever
expiation
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