Piacularity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Piacularity is a noun meaning The quality of being piacular, of requiring atonement.
Meaning
The quality of being piacular, of requiring atonement.
Example Sentences
Adam Smith also dwells on the closely related phenomenon of piacularity; a man who has unintentionally brought about the death or serious injury of another man will feel 'piacular', and spend the rest of his life trying to make up for it […]
Word Forms
- piacularities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pleadingness, pitiableness, peccability, pituitousness, piousness, poignance.
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