Plural of expiation; multiple acts or means of making amends or atoning.
Plural form of expiation, formed by adding standard English plural -s. The word has been pluralized in English texts since at least the 16th century.
Looking at historical records, medieval churches required people to perform multiple 'expiations'—like specific numbers of prayers or pilgrimages—showing how they quantified and bureaucratized the concept of atonement.
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