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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Ex"pi*a*to*ry\, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F. expiatoire.] Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice.
| Pronunciation: | 'ekspeeu`towree | ||
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| Matching Terms: | expiator, expiatorious | ||
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| Definition: | [adj] having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" | ||
| Synonyms: | expiative, propitiatory | ||
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| Definition: | \Ex"pi*a*to*ry\, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F. expiatoire.] Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice. | ||
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