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expiation
noun
ex·pi·a·tion ˌek-spē-ˈā-shən 
1
a
: the act of expiating something : the act of extinguishing the guilt incurred by something
b
: the act or process of making atonement for something
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Dickie takes it upon himself to look out for the boy—all the more so since Dickie, having recently committed a murder, seems seized with guilt and hopes for expiation through good works. 
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021 And this revelation, investigation, and expiation not only purged the political system but reaffirmed its legitimacy before the public. Mark Danner, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 In a vain attempt to ward off further divine retribution, thousands of European men wandered from town to town as flagellants, whipping and scourging themselves in collective acts of expiation. Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021 For white mediums, communicating with spirits of other races could be a form of expiation, a way to confront violent histories and make cultural amends—or merely crude appropriation, garish performance art that was good for business. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021 This personal accountability is unavoidable in the casting of his daughter Sofia as Michael’s daughter Mary, a figure of sacrifice and expiation just like the totems of fallen religious statuary and the archbishop’s plummeting corpse. Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020 That no further expiation of the nation’s sins would be necessary. Graham Hillard, National Review, 22 July 2019 What’s more, the film goes beyond who did what into matters of intention and expiation. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 9 May 2018 Afterward, as expiation, the pool was filled in and transformed into a Zen garden, now part of the Bloedel Reserve. David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017 See More
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021 And this revelation, investigation, and expiation not only purged the political system but reaffirmed its legitimacy before the public. Mark Danner, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021 In a vain attempt to ward off further divine retribution, thousands of European men wandered from town to town as flagellants, whipping and scourging themselves in collective acts of expiation. Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021 For white mediums, communicating with spirits of other races could be a form of expiation, a way to confront violent histories and make cultural amends—or merely crude appropriation, garish performance art that was good for business. Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021 This personal accountability is unavoidable in the casting of his daughter Sofia as Michael’s daughter Mary, a figure of sacrifice and expiation just like the totems of fallen religious statuary and the archbishop’s plummeting corpse. Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020 That no further expiation of the nation’s sins would be necessary. Graham Hillard, National Review, 22 July 2019 What’s more, the film goes beyond who did what into matters of intention and expiation. Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 9 May 2018 Afterward, as expiation, the pool was filled in and transformed into a Zen garden, now part of the Bloedel Reserve. David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
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