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EXPIATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

Example:

expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice

Synonyms:

expiative; expiatory; propitiatory

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

expiation (the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))

Derivation:

expiate (make amends for)

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