Expiation

Noun

 * 1) An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.

Synonyms

 * atonement, propitiation

Related terms

 * expiate

Adjectives for Expiation
tragic; particular; penitential; complete.

Thesaurus
amends, atonement, balancing, commutation, compensation, composition, compromise, counteraction, counterbalancing, expiatory offering, indemnification, indemnity, lex talionis, making amends, making good, making right, making up, offsetting, peace offering, piaculum, propitiation, quittance, reclamation, recompense, rectification, redemption, redress, reparation, repayment, restitution, retaliation, revenge, satisfaction, squaring, substitution

Translations

 * Spanish: expiación