inexpiableness
Definition
Inexpiableness (noun): The quality or state of being impossible to atone for, expiate, or make amends for; the condition of being beyond forgiveness or redemption.
Usage Examples
- (The unforgivable nature of the act.)
- (The impossibility of making amends for such offenses.)
- (The inability to fully compensate or reconcile.)
Advanced Usage
"The inexpiableness of sin": A theological concept referring to sins that cannot be forgiven or redeemed.
- In some religious doctrines, the inexpiableness of blasphemy is emphasized. (The sin cannot be atoned for.)
"Inexpiableness as a moral quality": Used to describe actions so heinous that they are beyond any possible reparation.
- The inexpiableness of the crime left the community in a state of permanent grief. (The crime could never be made right.)
Variants and Related Words
Inexpiable (adj): Not capable of being expiated or atoned for.
- He committed an inexpiable offense against his family. (An unforgivable wrong.)
Expiable (adj): Capable of being expiated or atoned for.
- Some minor mistakes are expiable through sincere apology. (Can be made up for.)
Expiate (verb): To atone for or make amends for a wrongdoing.
- She tried to expiate her guilt by doing good deeds. (To compensate for a fault.)
Synonyms
- Irredeemableness: The quality of being impossible to redeem or save.
- Unforgivableness: The state of being beyond forgiveness.
- Unatoneableness: The condition of not being able to be atoned for.
Related Idioms
Beyond redemption: Incapable of being saved or reformed.
- After his repeated lies, he was considered beyond redemption. (No hope for improvement.)
A sin without forgiveness: An act that can never be pardoned.
- In their eyes, stealing from the poor was a sin without forgiveness. (An unforgivable act.)