Expiatory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Expiatory is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to expiation.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to expiation.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for expiatory
Depending on context, synonyms include propitiatory, expiative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include expiative, propitiatory, exegetic, exonerative, expostulatory, exorcisory.
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