Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satispassion

/satɪsˈpaʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: satispas-sion
IPA: /satɪsˈpaʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Atonement by suffering to an adequate degree.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This, this is the great VVith us: […] VVith us, in all the vertues and merits of His life, VVith us, in the ſatisfaction and ſatiſpaſsion (both) of His death: […]"
"He muſt pay to Gods juſtice the temporal Puniſhment which he ows, and this is don either by Satispaſsion ſuffering the pains of Purgatorie for a certain time; or by the ſuffrages and penal works of the Living which they apply to him; or by Indulgence, applying from the treaſure of the Church, that’s of the ſuperabundant Satisfaction of Chriſt and his Saints, as much as will anſwer to the pains which they are to ſuffer there."
"This [reparation for sin] may be made…by satispassion, or sufferings simply endured."
"Like His satispassion, so His satisfaction embraces the whole earthly career of the Saviour."

Etymology

From Latin satispassiō, a compound of satis (“enough”) and passio (“suffering, or sufferance”). Compare passion.

Word Breakdown

Root: *seh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sætɪsˈpæʃən/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

satis-passion (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce satispassion?: The recorded pronunciation is /satɪsˈpaʃən/.
What does satispassion mean?: Atonement by suffering to an adequate degree.
Where does satispassion come from?: From Latin satispassiō, a compound of satis (“enough”) and passio (“suffering, or sufferance”). Compare passion.

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