contrapasso
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Coined by Dante in his work Inferno, from contra (“counter”) and passo (“step, pace”).
Noun
[edit]contrapasso (uncountable)
- The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.
See also
[edit]Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]contrapasso m (plural contrapassi)
- Alternative form of contrappasso