The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but with the added concept of appeasement of anger.
The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
A process of compensation for losses.
The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.