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nouncompensation for a wrong
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nounthe act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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Definition that contains expiation
- amends something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
- reparation something done or paid in expiation of a wrong
- expiatory having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
- expiative having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
- propitiatory having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation