| NOUN | possession | expiation, atonement, satisfaction | compensation for a wrong |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | expiation, atonement, propitiation | the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) |
| Meaning | compensation for a wrong. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | atonement, satisfaction | |
| Broader | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
| Spanish | compensación, expiación, satisfacción, vindicación | |
| Verbs | expiate | make amends for |
| Meaning | The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | atonement, propitiation | |
| Narrower | reparation, amends | Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong |
| Broader | redemption, salvation | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil / evil |
| Spanish | expiación, propiciación | |
| Catalan | expiació | |
| Adjectives | expiatory, expiative | having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation |
| Verbs | expiate | make amends for |
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