英语词汇“expiation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

expiation

/ɛkspɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n

noun [mass noun]

The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement: an act of public expiation...

The attempted assassination was an act both of expiation and of restitution.
The Fast of Atonement was instituted in expiation of a mortal sin and observed as a day of penance and mourning.
It needed expiation - atonement to remove guilt and the liability of punishment.

Synonyms

atonement, redemption, redress, reparation, restitution, recompense, requital, purgation, penance;

amends

单词	expiation
释义	expiation /ɛkspɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n / noun [mass noun] The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement: an act of public expiation... The attempted assassination was an act both of expiation and of restitution. The Fast of Atonement was instituted in expiation of a mortal sin and observed as a day of penance and mourning. It needed expiation - atonement to remove guilt and the liability of punishment. Synonyms atonement, redemption, redress, reparation, restitution, recompense, requital, purgation, penance; amends
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