contrapasso
The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin…The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.
Origin
Coined by Dante in his work Inferno, from contra (“counter”) and passo (“step, pace”).Coined by Dante in his work Inferno, from contra (“counter”) and passo (“step, pace”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpoetic justice
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable