make+satisfaction+or+reparation+for

  • 1Reparation — • Theological concept of God demanding satisfaction for the injuries which man had done Him Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reparation     Reparation      …

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  • 2satisfaction (for sin) —    This word (from the Latin satisfacere, meaning to do enough ) refers to the actions taken by a sinner to make amends or reparation for sin; satisfaction includes prayer and penance to restore a sinner s relationship with Godand restitution to… …

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  • 3reparation — reparation, redress, amends, restitution, indemnity are comparable when they mean a return for something lost or suffered, usually through the fault of another. Reparation implies an attempt to restore things to their normal or sound condition.… …

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  • 4make reparation — Reparation Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense,… …

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  • 5make reparations — Reparation Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense,… …

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  • 6Reparation — Rep a*ra tion ( r? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]paration, L. reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.] 1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; in this sense, repair is… …

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  • 7Reparation (Catholic Church) — Reparation is a Roman Catholic theological concept that humans are creatures who have fallen from an original state of justice in which they were created, and that through the Incarnation, Passion, and Death of Jesus, they have been redeemed and… …

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  • 8satisfaction — satisfactional, adj. satisfactionless, adj. /sat is fak sheuhn/, n. 1. an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification. 2. the state of being satisfied; contentment. 3. the cause or means of being satisfied. 4. confident acceptance of something… …

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  • 9satisfaction — sat•is•fac•tion [[t]ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the state or feeling of being satisfied; contentment; pleasure 2) a cause or means of fulfillment or contentment 3) the act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification 4) confident acceptance of… …

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  • 10make up for — 1) she tried to make up for what she d said Syn: atone for, make amends for, compensate for, make recompense for, make reparation for, make redress for, make restitution for, expiate 2) job satisfaction can make up for low pay Syn: offset,… …

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