33 entries under expiation topic. ×

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repentance(noun, interjection, distress, shame, sorrow)
14
penitence(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
12
contrition(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
9
remorse(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
7
sackcloth and ashes(noun, expression, idiom, woe, rite)
6
compunction(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
6
rue(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
4
sorrow(noun, shame, woe, anguish, humiliation)
3
remorsefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
3
self-punishment(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
3
shrift(noun, woe, forfeit, reassurance, reparation)
1
anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
grief(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
penitency(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-castigation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-condemnation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-flagellation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
1
self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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big trouble(noun, expression, woe, reassurance)
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