Bible Dictionaries
Retribution
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of retributing; repayment.
(2):
(n.) That which is given in repayment or compensation; return suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action; commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.
(3):
(n.) Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the general judgment.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Retribution'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/retribution.html. 1828.