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[ adjective ] having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

Synonyms

propitiatory expiative

Examples

"expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"

Related terms

expiation expiation

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Similar Spelling

exhibitor excavator expiate expiative expiation expatriate exhibit

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