expiation(n.)
"赎罪、弥补、赔偿的行为,弥补,赔偿",15世纪早期, expiacioun,源自拉丁语 expiationem(主格 expiatio)"满足,弥补",动作名词,来自 expiare 的过去分词词干"弥补,赎罪; 通过牺牲净化,弥补",来自 ex- "完全"(见 ex-) + piare "安抚,平息",来自 pius "忠诚的,忠诚的,虔诚的"(见 pious)。
The sacrifice of expiation is that which tendeth to appease the wrath of God. [Thomas Norton, translation of Calvin's "Institutes of Christian Religion," 1561]
赎罪的牺牲是那些有助于平息上帝愤怒的牺牲。[托马斯·诺顿(Thomas Norton),卡尔文《基督教信仰研究所》(Institutes of Christian Religion)的翻译,1561年]
该词起源时间:15世纪初