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expiatory
ex·pi·a·tion E0287300 (ĕk′spē-ā′shən)n.1. The act of expiating; atonement.2. A means of expiating.
ex′pi·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.expiatory (ˈɛkspɪətərɪ; -trɪ) adj1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) capable of making expiation2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) given or offered in expiationex•pi•a•to•ry (ˈɛk spi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
adj. offered as expiation. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | expiatory - having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"expiative, propitiatory |
expiatoryadjectiveServing to purify of sin:lustral, lustrative, purgative, purgatorial, purificatory.Translationsexpiatory
Synonyms for expiatoryadj serving to purify of sinSynonyms- lustral
- lustrative
- purgative
- purgatorial
- purificatory
Synonyms for expiatoryadj having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiationSynonyms |