expiation (The act of making atonement)

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• expiation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of making atonement 2. the means by which atonement is made …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Expiation — Ex pi*a tion, n. [L. expiatio: cf.F. expiation] 1. The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty. [1913 Webster] His liberality seemed to have something in it of self… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Atonement in Christianity — For other uses, see Atonement. Part of a series on Atonement in Christianity Moral inf …   Wikipedia

• atonement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Making amends Nouns 1. (act of atoning) atonement, reparation; compensation, quittance, quits; expiation, redemption, reclamation, propitiation. See penitence, asceticism. 2. (sign of atonement) amends,… …   English dictionary for students

• expiation —    This word (from the Latin expiare, meaning to make amends ) refers to making a payment for an offense. Expiation is the act of atonement for sin that Christ made by his sacrifice on the cross; this expiation of sins is continued in themystical …   Glossary of theological terms

• Atonement — The atonement is a doctrine found within both Christianity and Judaism. It describes how sin can be forgiven by God. In Judaism, Atonement is said to be the process of forgiving or pardoning a transgression. This was originally accomplished… …   Wikipedia

• Blood atonement — This article is about the concept in Mormonism. For the blood atonement of Jesus, see Passion (Christianity). For blood atonement in the context of Israelite animal sacrifice, see Korban. Execution by firing squad of John D. Lee for his role in… …   Wikipedia

• Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Substitutionary atonement — Part of a series on Atonement in Christianity Moral influence Recapitulation Substitutionary …   Wikipedia

• Piation — Pi*a tion, n. [L. piatio. See {Piacle}.] The act of making atonement; expiation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• restitution — res·ti·tu·tion /ˌres tə tü shən, tyü / n 1 a: a restoration of something to its rightful owner b: a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury 2 a: the equitable remedy of restoring to an aggrieved party that which was obtained in… …   Law dictionary