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expiation

ex·pia·tion

UK/ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

compensation for a wrong

  • “we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store”
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2.

the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

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Origin

From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).

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