piacular
adjective
pi·ac·u·lar
(ˈ)pī¦akyələ(r)
1
: sacrificial, expiatory
required to make a piacular offering for their sins
2
: requiring expiation : sinful, heinous
piacular offense
piacularly adverb
piacularness noun
plural -es
Word History
Etymology
Latin piacularis, from piaculum + -aris -ar