Meaning of EXPIATORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'ekspeeu`towree
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[adj] having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" |
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EXPIATORY is a 9 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | expiative, propitiatory |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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