expiation

[ ek-spee-ey-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛk spiˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of expiating.

the means by which atonement or reparation is made.

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Origin of expiation

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, adjectivenon·ex·pi·a·tion, noun

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How to use expiation in a sentence

But law is, at best, an imperfect instrument of grief and expiation.
30-Day Sentence for Dharun Ravi in Rutgers Spying Case Is Right|Jay Michaelson|May 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even the priests of the false gods, aghast with horror at his crimes, exclaimed, There is no expiation for deeds like these.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
I felt a secret assurance that he was no longer in a place of expiation, though I ceased not to pray for him.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
It was a hard struggle for Luther to give up the ideas of the Middle Ages in reference to self-expiation.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord

The church taught that the world was evil, life here an expiation, heaven the soul's true home.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
The poem entitled The Outcast expresses this feeling of mysterious remorse and unending and unavailing expiation.
Studies in Folk-Song and Popular Poetry|Alfred M. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for expiation

expiation

/ (ˌɛkspɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the act, process, or a means of expiating; atonement

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