antaa synninpäästö — meaning in English

English meaning

• absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
• expiate verb To make up for something wrong that you have done.

Senses

antaa synninpäästö is used for these senses in English:

• absolve (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
• expiate (transitive, obsolete) To relieve or cleanse of guilt.

absolve — full definition

1. verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
2. verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.

expiate — full definition

1. verb To make up for something wrong that you have done.
2. verb To put a wrong right by accepting the punishment or paying for it.
3. verb To free someone from the guilt of a wrongdoing.
4. verb To make something pure again through a religious ceremony.

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