Both Uses of
expiate
in
The Divine Comedy -- translated by Cary
- "More grievous fault than thine has been, less shame," My master cried, "might expiate.†
Canto 1.23
- The conclusion is that as before sin man was immortal, so being restored to the favor of heaven by the expiation made for sin, he necessarily recovers his claim to immortality.†
Canto 3.N *
Definition:
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(expiate) atone (demonstrate sorrow for a wrong either by doing something good to make up for the wrong, or accepting punishment)