Definition of expiation in English:
expiation
noun ɛkspɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkspiˈeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
an act of public expiation
Example sentencesExamples
- The attempted assassination was an act both of expiation and of restitution.
- The Fast of Atonement was instituted in expiation of a mortal sin and observed as a day of penance and mourning.
- It needed expiation - atonement to remove guilt and the liability of punishment.
- Even supposing that punishment may effectively protect us in the future, we consider that it must be, in the first place, an expiation of the past.
- It's a wraparound justification for a violence whose real end is the expiation of shame through massacre.
Synonyms
atonement, redemption, redress, reparation, restitution, recompense, requital, purgation, penance
amends
Definition of expiation in US English:
expiation
nounˌekspēˈāSH(ə)nˌɛkspiˈeɪʃ(ə)n
The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
an act of public expiation
Example sentencesExamples
- Even supposing that punishment may effectively protect us in the future, we consider that it must be, in the first place, an expiation of the past.
- The Fast of Atonement was instituted in expiation of a mortal sin and observed as a day of penance and mourning.
- It's a wraparound justification for a violence whose real end is the expiation of shame through massacre.
- The attempted assassination was an act both of expiation and of restitution.
- It needed expiation - atonement to remove guilt and the liability of punishment.
Synonyms
atonement, redemption, redress, reparation, restitution, recompense, requital, purgation, penance