expiation vs damages

expiation and damages both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expiation	Yes	No	No	No
damages	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, damages is a hypernym of expiation; that is, damages is a word with a broader meaning than expiation:

Other hypernyms of expiation include amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution.

expiation (noun)	damages (noun)
the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
compensation for a wrong