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retribution
ret·ri·bu·tion R0197300 (rĕt′rə-byo͞o′shən)n.1. Punishment administered in return for a wrong committed.2. Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
[Middle English retribucion, repayment, reward, from Old French retribution, from Late Latin retribūtiō, retribūtiōn-, from Latin retribūtus, past participle of retribuere, to pay back : re-, re- + tribuere, to grant; see tribe.]
re·trib′u·tive (rĭ-trĭb′yə-tĭv), re·trib′u·to·ry (-tôr′ē) adj.re·trib′u·tive·ly adv.retribution (ˌrɛtrɪˈbjuːʃən) n1. the act of punishing or taking vengeance for wrongdoing, sin, or injury2. punishment or vengeance[C14: via Old French from Church Latin retribūtiō, from Latin retribuere to repay, from re- + tribuere to pay; see tribute] retributive, reˈtributory adj reˈtributively advret•ri•bu•tion (ˌrɛ trəˈbyu ʃən)
n. 1. requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil. 2. something given or inflicted in such requital. 3. Theol. the distribution of rewards and punishments in a future life. [1350–1400; Middle English retribucioun < Middle French < Late Latin retribūtiō (calque of Greek antídosis) = Latin retribū-, variant s. of retribuere to give back (something owed) (see re-, tribute) + -tiō -tion] syn: See revenge. Retribution (See also RETALIATION.) chickens come home to roost An expression indicating that one has received his just deserts or met with a comeuppance. Robert Southey makes reference to this proverbial expression in The Curse of Kehama (1810): Curses are like young chickens: they always come home to roost. have the last laugh See SUCCESS. laugh on the other side of one’s face or mouth To experience a comedown or to undergo a radical change in mood from happiness to sadness, usually as a result of meeting one’s comeuppance; to be sad, disappointed, or depressed; to fail after expecting or experiencing success, with the implication that such failure is deserved. Though the derivation of this expression is uncertain, it may refer to the fact that in a frown, the lips are turned down rather than up as in a smile. We were made to laugh on the other side of our mouth by an unforeseen occurrence. (Benjamin Malkin, LeSage’s Adventures of Gil Bias of Santillane, 1809) A variation is laugh on the wrong side of one’s face or mouth. the mills of God grind slowly Retribution may be slow in coming, but justice will eventually triumph; sooner or later everyone will get what he deserves. This expression, a variant of which dates from the early 17th century, applies the metaphor of a mill grinding grain to the meting out of justice by the Almighty. The phrase appeared in the poem Retribution by Henry Wads-worth Longfellow: Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all. the shoe is on the other foot See REVERSAL. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | retribution - a justly deserved penaltyrequitalpenalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contract | | 2. | retribution - the act of correcting for your wrongdoingcorrection, rectification - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | | 3. |  retribution - the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"vengeance, paybackretaliation, revenge - action taken in return for an injury or offense |
retributionnoun punishment, retaliation, reprisal, redress, justice, reward, reckoning, compensation, satisfaction, revenge, repayment, vengeance, Nemesis, recompense, an eye for an eye, requital He decided to get his retribution in first.Quotations
"Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small;"
"Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all" [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Retribution]retributionnounThe act of retaliating:counteraction, counterattack, counterblow, reciprocation, reprisal, requital, retaliation, revenge, tit for tat, vengeance.Idioms: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, like for like , measure for measure .Translationsretribution (retriˈbjuːʃən) noun punishment, especially deserved. 應得的懲罰 应得的惩罚惩罚，报偿
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Retribution (religion, spiritualism, and occult)Something exacted in recompense. In the concept of karma, it is the reward or punishment received in one life in payment for the actions of the previous life (see Reincarnation). Wiccans believe that we receive retribution within the same lifetime: do good and good is returned, threefold. Similarly, do evil and that, too, is returned threefold, within that lifetime. This belief should overcome any temptation to act negatively. Retribution
RETRIBUTION. 1. That which is given to another to recompense him for what has been received from him; as a rent for the hire of a house. 2. A salary paid to a person for his services. 3. The distribution of rewards and punishments. retribution
Synonyms for retributionnoun punishmentSynonyms- punishment
- retaliation
- reprisal
- redress
- justice
- reward
- reckoning
- compensation
- satisfaction
- revenge
- repayment
- vengeance
- Nemesis
- recompense
- an eye for an eye
- requital
Synonyms for retributionnoun the act of retaliatingSynonyms- counteraction
- counterattack
- counterblow
- reciprocation
- reprisal
- requital
- retaliation
- revenge
- tit for tat
- vengeance
Synonyms for retributionnoun a justly deserved penaltySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of correcting for your wrongdoingRelated Wordsnoun the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next lifeSynonymsRelated Words |