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noun
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: atonement, propitiation, assyth, compensation, expiation, indemnification, piation, refaction
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of expiating or stripping off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: plunder, pillage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: atonement, propitiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: redemption, salvation
Narrower terms: reparation, amends
noun
compensation for a wrong
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: atonement, satisfaction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
History
From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).
Across languages
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