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Meaning of 'expiation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Expiation [ n.]
- The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.
- The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement.
- An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen.

Meaning of 'expiation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . expiation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- compensation for a wrong
Example in sentence:
  • we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store

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