Remorse vs Expiation - What's the difference?
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A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
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* 1897 , ,"
(obsolete) Sorrow; pity; compassion.
* 1597 , , King John , act 4, sc. 3,
Remorse is a related term of expiation.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between remorse and expiation
is that remorse is (obsolete) sorrow; pity; compassion while expiation is (obsolete) the act of expiating or stripping off; plunder; pillage.As nouns the difference between remorse and expiation
is that remorse is a feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning while expiation is an act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.remorse
English
(wikipedia remorse)Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
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- Failure, disgrace, poverty, sorrow, despair, suffering, tears even, the broken words that come from lips in pain, remorse that makes one walk on thorns, conscience that condemns . . . —all these were things of which I was afraid.
- This is the bloodiest shame,
- The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,
- That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage
- Presented to the tears of soft remorse .
