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expiation

noun
/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).

  1. derived from expiātiō — “satisfaction”
  2. derived from expiation

Definitions

  1. An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.

    • And see far off below you, where the gulf is fixed, / Your persecutors, in timeless torment, / Parched passion, beyond expiation.

  2. The act of expiating or stripping off.

    • expiation of his immanities fore.

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Derived

expiational

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