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expiation

/ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃən/

expiationnoun

expiations

Translations

The ritual was performed as an act of expiation for the sins committed.

Ритуал был проведен как акт искупления за совершенные грехи.

Definitions

The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.

The community held a ceremony of expiation to seek forgiveness for past transgressions.

Something that makes amends for guilt or wrongdoing; a means of atonement.

His self-imposed silence was an expiation for the betrayal.

Synonyms

expiationadjective

/ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃən/

Used attributively before a noun to denote that something is intended for or connected with expiation.

Definitions

Relating to or intended for expiation.

The priests led an expiation ritual at dawn.