Associations to the word «Expiation»
Noun
- Atonement
- Penance
- Repentance
- Purification
- Sin
- Reparation
- Guilt
- Prodigy
- Sacrifice
- Remorse
- Redemption
- Sinner
- Forgiveness
- Rite
- Fasting
- Alms
- Indulgence
- Offence
- Suffering
- Punishment
- Crucifixion
- Offering
- Goat
- Thanksgiving
- Bondage
- Reconciliation
- Crime
- Confession
- Solitude
- Pardon
- Christ
- Communion
- Conscience
- Satisfaction
- Deed
- Fault
- Oath
- Vengeance
- Efficacy
- Theology
- Purity
- Torah
- Vow
- Wrath
- Wrong
- Evil
- Deity
- Salvation
- Devotion
- Allah
- Agony
- Priest
- Penalty
- God
- Murder
- Holocaust
- Sorrow
- Scripture
- Altar
- Doctrine
- Meditation
- Bible
- Ritual
- Mercy
- Covenant
- Merit
- Feast
- Passion
- Heaven
- Soul
- Breach
- Ceremony
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
EXPIATION, noun. An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
EXPIATION, noun. (obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off; plunder; pillage.
Dictionary definition
EXPIATION, noun. Compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store".
EXPIATION, noun. The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity).
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