Contrapasso Definition

noun

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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Origin of Contrapasso

  • Coined by Dante in his work Inferno, from Italian contra, "counter", and passo, "step, pace."

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