expiation
expiation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement. Those shadowy expiations weak, The blood of bulls and goats. Milton.
- 2.An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen. [Obs.] Hayward.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absolve
- amende
- amends
- and
- apologize
- apology
- ashes
- atone
- atonement
- beg
- burnt
- come
- compensation
- composition
- compromise
- conciliation
- down
- expiate
- fair
- fall
- flagellation
- for
- forfeit
- give
- good
- honorable
- house
- indemnification
- lustration
- maceration
- make
- marrow
- off
- offering
- old
- order
- pardon
- pay
- peace
- penalty
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is expiation.
- What is the means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement. Those shadowy expiations weak, The blood of bulls and goats. Milton called?
- What is an act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen. [Obs.] Hayward called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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