Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Pi*ac"u*lar\, a. [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.] 1. Expiatory; atoning. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad. ``Piacular pollution.'' --De Quincey.
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| Definition: | \Pi*ac"u*lar\, a. [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.] 1. Expiatory; atoning. --Sir G. C. Lewis. 2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad. ``Piacular pollution.'' --De Quincey. | ||
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