EXPIATION


Meaning of EXPIATION in English

— expiational , adj.

/ek'spee ay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of expiating.

2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made.

[ 1375-1425; late ME expiacioun expiation- (s. of expiatio ) atonement, satisfaction. See EXPIATE, -ION ]

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