- (n.) Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.
- (n.) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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