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Definition of: expiation
(ek′spē·ā′shən) noun
1. The active means of expiating, or of making reparation or satisfaction, as for offense or sin.
2. The removing of guilt by suffering punishment; atonement. ♦ Collateral adjective: piacular. See synonyms under PROPITIATION.
—ex′pi·a·to′ry (-tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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