expiation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
expiation
n.
atonement, penance, amends, reparation
Propitiation
Propitiation (from
Latin propitiare, "to appease;" from
propitius, "gracious") is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a
deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding
divine retribution.
expiation
Noun
1. compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
(synonym) atonement, satisfaction
(hypernym) damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
(derivation) expiate, aby, abye, atone
2. the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
(synonym) atonement, propitiation
(hypernym) redemption, salvation
(hyponym) reparation, amends
(derivation) expiate, aby, abye, atone
expiation
nf.
expiation, atonement
Expiation
(n.)
The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement.
(n.)
The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.
(n.)
An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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