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| Subject | Russian | English |
| relig. | во искупление | in expiation |
| brit. | во искупление грехов | for one's sins (humorous, chiefly British used to suggest that a task or duty is so onerous or unpleasant that it must be a punishment: he teaches Latin for his sins КГА) |
| gen. | во искупление грехов | as a deletory of sin |
| gen. | страдания Христовы во искупление грехов | the vicarious sufferings of Christ |