About The Word Expiatory
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Expiatory
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What's The Definition Of Expiatory?
[adj] having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Expiatory: expiative | propitiatory Related Terms | Find terms related to Expiatory: See Also | Expiatory In Webster's Dictionary \Ex"pi*a*to*ry\, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F.
expiatoire.]
Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an
expiatory sacrifice.
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