Definitions for contrapasso
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1. contrapassonoun

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

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

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1. Contrapasso

   In Dante's Inferno, contrapasso (or, in modern Italian, contrappasso, from Latin contra and patior, meaning "suffer the opposite") is the punishment of souls "by a process either resembling or contrasting with the sin itself." A similar process occurs in the Purgatorio.One of the examples of contrapasso occurs in the fourth Bolgia of the eighth circle of Hell, where the sorcerers, astrologers, and false prophets have their heads turned back on their bodies such that it is "necessary to walk backward because they could not see ahead of them." This alludes to the consequences of predicting the future by evil means and displays the twisted nature of magic in general. This example of contrapasso "functions not merely as a form of divine revenge, but rather as the fulfillment of a destiny freely chosen by each soul during his or her life."The word "contrapasso" can be found in Inferno, in which the decapitated Bertran de Born declares: Così s'osserva in me lo Contrapasso (XXVIII.142), which was translated by Longfellow as "thus is observed in me the counterpoise" and by Singleton as "thus is the retribution observed in me." "Dante believes that De Born is in the ninth Bolgia of schismatics for causing Henry the Young King's rebellion against his father, Henry II of England. De Born is decapitated as a contrapasso for his supposed act of political decapitation in undermining a rightful head of the state.Dante inherited the idea of "contrapasso" from various theological and literary sources. These include Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica as well as medieval "visions," such as Visio Pauli, Visio Alberici, and Visio Tnugdali.

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1. contrapasso

   Contrapasso is an Italian term used in literature, particularly in Dante's Inferno, which refers to the concept of punishment reflecting or mirroring the sin committed. It suggests that sinners will suffer consequences that are fitting and appropriate for the type of sin they have committed. This concept entails the belief that the punishment corresponds directly to the moral transgression, embodying a sense of poetic justice.

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1. Contrapasso

   Contrapasso, from the Latin contra and patior, "suffer the opposite": refers to the punishment of souls in Dante's Inferno, "by a process either resembling or contrasting with the sin itself." A similar process, though a penitential one, occurs in the Purgatorio. One of many examples of contrapasso occurs in the 4th Bolgia, where the sorcerers, astrologers, and false prophets have their heads twisted around on their bodies backward, so that they "found it necessary to walk backward, / because they could not see ahead of them." While referring primarily to attempts to see into the future by forbidden means, this also symbolises the twisted nature of magic in general. Such a contrapasso "functions not merely as a form of divine revenge, but rather as the fulfilment of a destiny freely chosen by each soul during his or her life." The word contrapasso can be found in Canto XXVIII of the Inferno, in which the decapitated Bertran de Born declares: "Così s'osserva in me lo contrapasso" which Longfellow translates: "Thus is observed in me the counterpoise" De Born is in the 9th Bolgia of schismatics, for causing the rebellion of Henry the Young King against his father, Henry II of England. He is decapitated there as a contrapasso for his act of political decapitation in undermining a rightful head of state.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contrapasso in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contrapasso in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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