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EXPIATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
Example:
expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
Synonyms:
expiative; expiatory; propitiatory
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
expiation (the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))
Derivation:
expiate (make amends for)
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