Expiation vs Explanation - What's the difference?
expiation | explanation |
An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.
(obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off; plunder; pillage.
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The act or process of explaining.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
(euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.
As nouns the difference between expiation and explanation
is that expiation is an act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing while explanation is the act or process of explaining.expiation
English
Noun
(en noun)- This ravenous expiation of the state.
Synonyms
* atonement, propitiationexplanation
English
(wikipedia explanation)Noun
(en noun)- The explanation was long and drawn-out.
- An explanation for each UFO sighting was easily found.
- expense.