What does expiatory mean?
Expiatory means Of or pertaining to expiation..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of or pertaining to expiation..
18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough They would have us saved by a daily oblation propitiatory; by a sacrifice expiatory, or remissory.
Use expiatory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Expiatory means Of or pertaining to expiation..
Common synonyms include propitiatory, expiative.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough They would have us saved by a daily oblation propitiatory; by a sacrifice expiatory, or remissory.
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