expiation (The means by which atonement is made)

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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 [[t]ˌɛk spiˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of expiating 2) the means by which atonement is made • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L …   From formal English to slang

• expiation — expiational, adj. /ek spee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of expiating. 2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made. [1375 1425; late ME expiacioun < L expiation (s. of expiatio) atonement, satisfaction. See EXPIATE, ION] * * * …   Universalium

• expiation — /ɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ (say ekspee ayshuhn) noun 1. the act of expiating. 2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made; atonement …  

• 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 —    This word does not occur in the Authorized Version of the New Testament except in Rom. 5:11, where in the Revised Version the word reconciliation is used. In the Old Testament it is of frequent occurrence.    The meaning of the word is simply… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• 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

• ATONEMENT — (Heb. כִּפִֻּרים, kippurim, from the verb כפר). The English word atonement ( at one ment ) significantly conveys the underlying Judaic concept of atonement, i.e., reconciliation with God. Both the Bible and rabbinical theology reflect the belief… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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