Expiation
Expiation noun - Compensation for a wrong.
Exoneration and expiation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exoneration" instead a noun "Expiation".
Exoneration
Exoneration noun - A setting free from a charge of wrongdoing.
Usage example: the accused refused a plea bargain, asserting that he was innocent and would settle for nothing less than complete exoneration
Expiation and exoneration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expiation" instead a noun "Exoneration".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- grace and expiation
- grace and exoneration
- sanctification and expiation
- sanctification and exoneration
- forgiveness and expiation
- forgiveness and exoneration
- charity and expiation
- charity and exoneration
- return and expiation
- return and exoneration
- release and expiation
- release and exoneration
- deliverance and expiation
- deliverance and exoneration
How words are described
| real | real expiation | real exoneration |
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