Synonyms for expiation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Atonement — an act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing
atonement, propitiation, reparation, compensation, redemption, amends, redress, indemnification, recompense, restitution, indemnity
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Definitions
- n. 1
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
- n. 2
The act of expiating or stripping off.
Related words
- Word family
- expiational expiate expiatory
Forms
- Plural
- expiations → atonements, propitiations, reparations, compensations…
Choose the right word
Expiation is the enduring of the full penalty of a wrong or crime.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- redemption Redemption is a big problem in the American culture.
- atonement Accept suffering and achieve atonement through it — that is what you must do.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expiation | steady | |
| redemption | steady | |
| atonement | rising | |
| reparation | falling | |
| propitiation | rising | |
| purgation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- amends2
- 7 letters
- redress2, plunder2, pillage2
- 9 letters
- atonement3, indemnity4, purgation
- 10 letters
- redemption3, reparation4, recompense3
- 11 letters
- restitution4
- 12 letters
- compensation4, satisfaction4, propitiation
- 15 letters
- indemnification6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amends2 = 2 syllables).