expiation

[US]/ˌekspi'eiʃən/
[UK]/ˌɛkspiˈeʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. atonement; compensation; an act of making amends or reparation

Phrases & Collocations

seek expiation

sacrificial expiation

offer expiation

ritual of expiation

Example Sentences

having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.

Friday will bring a 5.5-mile run, the extra half-mile my grueling expiation of any gastronomical indulgences during the week.

seek expiation for one's sins

offer expiation for a wrongdoing

find expiation through repentance

seek expiation through good deeds

perform acts of expiation

offer expiation to atone for a mistake

feel the need for expiation

suffering as a form of expiation

seek expiation for past wrongs

an act of expiation to cleanse the soul

Real-world Examples

She stooped to that discolored brow, wiped the perspiration from it and laid a kiss there solemnly; but I saw, not without joy, that she did it as an expiation.

Source: Lily of the Valley (Part 1)

The two great sides of this hall, so celebrated among Burgundian antiquaries, and built by the Duke, Charles the Bold, about 1470 in expiation of some sin, were adorned with richly sculptured wooden stalls.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

And thus, while standing on the scaffold, in this vain show of expiation, Mr. Dimmesdale was overcome with a great horror of mind, as if the universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his heart.

Source: Red characters

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