expiation

ex·pi·a·tion

E0287300 (ĕk′spē-ā′shən)n.1. The act of expiating; atonement.2. A means of expiating.

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ex′pi·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

expiation

(ˌɛkspɪˈeɪʃən) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the act, process, or a means of expiating; atonement

ex•pi•a•tion

(ˌɛk spiˈeɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act of expiating. 2. the means by which atonement is made. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expiation - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"atonement, satisfactionamends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
	2.	expiation - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)atonement, propitiationredemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evilamends, reparation - something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"

expiation

noun (Formal) amends, redemption, redress, atonement, penance, shrift (archaic) a rite of expiation for their sins

Translations

expiationespiazione