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  2. Propitiation - Wikipedia

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    The case for translating hilasterion as "expiation" instead of "propitiation" was put forward by British scholar C. H. Dodd in 1935 and at first gained wide support. . Scottish scholars Francis Davidson and G.T. Thompson, writing in The New Bible Commentary, first published in 1953, state that "The idea is not that of conciliation of an angry God by sinful humanity, but of expiation of sin by ...

  3. Exhalation - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing expiration. Exhalation (or expiration) is the flow of the breath out of an organism. In animals, it is the movement of air from the lungs out of the airways, to the external environment during breathing.

  4. Purgatory - Wikipedia

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    The definition of purgatory adopted by that council excluded the two notions with which the Orthodox disagreed and mentioned only the two points that, they said, were part of their faith also.

  5. Positive end-expiratory pressure - Wikipedia

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    Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is the pressure in the lungs (alveolar pressure) above atmospheric pressure (the pressure outside of the body) that exists at the end of expiration. [1]

  6. Peak expiratory flow - Wikipedia

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    The peak expiratory flow (PEF), also called peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and peak flow measurement, [1] is a person's maximum speed of expiration, as measured with a peak flow meter, a small, hand-held device used to monitor a person's ability to breathe out air.

  7. Prāyaścitta - Wikipedia

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    The different Smriti texts vary in their recommendations on penances by ages, the definition of juvenile sins and crimes and age limit, sins and crimes by men above a certain age, women, who the sinner and the victim is, and whether the person is the sick and ailing. [26] The intent behind the sin or crime is also a factor in these texts.

  8. Substitutionary atonement - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of this kerygma is a matter of debate, and open to multiple interpretations. Traditionally, this kerygma is interpreted as meaning that Jesus' death was an atonement or ransom for, or propitiation or expiation of, God's wrath against humanity because of their sins. With Jesus' death, humanity was freed from this wrath.

  9. Vrata - Wikipedia

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    Vrata is a Sanskrit word that means "vow, resolve, devotion", [1] and refers to pious observances such as fasting and pilgrimage found in Indian religions such as Hinduism and Jainism.