EXPIATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

expiation

noun

Definition of expiation

as in atonement

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Recent Examples of expiation Then, expiation in the 80th minute. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026 These, however, also fall into the expiation rather than the rule category. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Voss’s journey follows the largely Christian trajectory of expiation and redemption from the sin of pride; the constellation of the Southern Cross hangs over him just before his death. — Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024 Constituting a kind of trilogy about expiation through violence—whether toward others or toward oneself—the films have a newfound starkness that reflects the severity of their subjects. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for expiation

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Noun

For starters, there is one urgent mission the pope must take on the road to atonement.

— Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
But his atonement comes too late.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 June 2026

Definition of atonement

Noun

Some in Nigeria view Yahoo Boys as folk heroes, stealing money from white foreigners as a means of reparations for slavery and colonialism.

— Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
Last month, Mottley led a subcommittee of Caribbean leaders that launched a new slavery reparations manifesto during a reparations conference in Ghana.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of reparation

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The woman’s love and affection, as well as her genuine repentance, won his absolution of her sins.

— Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
According to this script, the ballot represents absolution and neither the French nor the British system was built to answer it.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of absolution

Noun

These are much higher response and remission rates than trials of the existing medications used for postpartum depression treatment.

— Camille Hoffman, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
In clinical trials, roughly 78% of patients reached remission and more than 80% were still in remission a full year later.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of remission

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