Expiatory
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the power to make atonement or expiation; offered by way of expiation.
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adjective.
Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning.
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adjective.
Of or pertaining to
expiation
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adjective.
having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
Word Usage
"In our view, punishment ought to be regarded as at once an expiation and a discipline, or, in other words, an expiatory discipline."
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atoning
lustral
lustrative
piacular
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