EXPIATIONS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word expiations. (close relations)
Definition of EXPIATIONS
expiator
Best Alternative Words for EXPIATIONS
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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 |