EXPIATION
expiation, atonement, propitiation
(noun) the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
atonement, expiation, satisfaction
(noun) compensation for a wrong; “we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
expiation (countable and uncountable, plural expiations)
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
Synonyms: atonement, propitiation
(obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off.
Synonyms: plunder, pillage
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`pi*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. expiatio: cf.F. expiation]
1. The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty. His liberality seemed to have something in it of self-abasement and expiation. W. Irving.
2. The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement. Those shadowy expiations weak, The blood of bulls and goats. Milton.
3. An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen. [Obs.] Hayward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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