expiation
expiation · expiations
спокута, спокутування
искупление
Sühne, Entsühnung
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoingAn act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
Sühne, Entsühnung
искупле́ниеiskuplénije
споку́таspokúta, споку́туванняspokútuvannja
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of expiating or stripping off.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
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an act of atonement:
Русский
By meaning 1
an act of atonement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an act of atonement:
Origin
From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).
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Forms
plural: expiations| Singular | expiation |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity):atonementpropitiation
- compensation for a wrong:atonementsatisfaction
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedexpiational
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable