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Definition of Expiation
Expiation

The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty.

The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement.

An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen.

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Expiation Translations

expiation in Italian is espiatorio


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