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expiation

/,ɛkspi'eɪʃən/

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noun
compensation for a wrong
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atonement satisfaction

type of:
redress restitution damages indemnification indemnity amends
noun
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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atonement propitiation

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salvation redemption

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
propitiatory 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