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Compensate for numerous evils, as in You may not be offering to help with the fair, but that big donation covers a multitude of sins . This expression originated in the New Testament (I Peter 4:8): "And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Liesa	LEE-zah	German
Olive	['ɔliv]
ZİYnet	-	Turkish
Kadmos	-	Greek Mythology
Platon	-	Ancient Greek, Greek, Russian
Eusebio	-	Spanish, Italian