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contrapasso

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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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