Piacular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Piacular is an adjective meaning Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad.
Meaning
Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad.
More Meanings
- Expiatory; serving to atone.
Example Sentences
The piacular sacrifice arose from the need of atoning for bloodshed within the kinship group ; properly speaking, the culprit himself should suffer : should he be unknown or beyond the reach of vengeance, a substitute had to be found[…]
And while we think it ſo piaculous, to go beyond the Ancients; we muſt neceſſarily come ſhort of genuine Antiquity, Truth; unleſs we ſuppoſe them to have reach'd perfection of Knowlege in ſpight of their own acknowledgments of Ignorance.
The distinction between clean and unclean beasts and birds was made, a distinction which has its principal significance in reference to a piacular offering. Not any and everything may be offered as an atonement, but only that which is [clean].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sinful, flagitious, nefarious, sinfull, rebukable, penitent.
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