contrapasso

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Dante in his work Inferno, from contra (“counter”) and passo (“step, pace”).

Noun[edit]

contrapasso (uncountable)

  1. The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.

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Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

contrapasso m (plural contrapassi)

  1. Alternative form of contrappasso
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