expiation
🇬🇧 UK/.ekspi'eiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The act of making amends or atoning for a sin or wrongdoing
赎罪,补偿,弥补
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.seek expiation寻求赎罪
- 2.ritual expiation仪式性的赎罪
- 3.acts of expiation赎罪行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
He performed acts of expiation to seek forgiveness for his wrongs.
- 2.
The ritual expiation was seen as necessary for spiritual cleansing.