Etymology

expiation

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Today it means: An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing. Full definition →

Middle French expiation ← Latin expiātiō(n)
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  1. Latin · derived fromexpiātiō(n)“satisfaction”
  2. Middle French · derived fromexpiation
  3. English todayexpiation

From Middle French expiation, from Latin expiātiō(n) (“satisfaction”).

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