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EXPIATIONS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word expiations. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word expiations. (close relations)
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amends
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

• something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

atonements
nounn
noun

• compensation for a wrong

• the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

penances
nounn
noun

• remorse for your past conduct

• a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution

• voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

reconciliations
nounn
noun

• the reestablishing of cordial relations

• getting two things to correspond

redemptions
nounn
noun

• (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

• repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

• the act of purchasing back something previously sold

reparations
nounn
noun

• compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

• (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors

• the act of putting something in working order again

• something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

retributions
nounn
noun

• a justly deserved penalty

• the act of correcting for your wrongdoing

• the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

atonement
nounn
noun

• compensation for a wrong

• the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

propitiation
nounn
noun

• the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

• the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

pillage
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

plunder
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

verb

• take illegally; of intellectual property

• plunder (a town) after capture

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

satisfaction
nounn
noun

• the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

• state of being gratified or satisfied

• compensation for a wrong

• (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

• act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

Best Hypernyms For EXPIATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for expiations, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
amends damages indemnification indemnity redemption redress restitution salvation

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