expiatory

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expiatory

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Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin expiātōrius.

adjective more expiatory · most expiatory

Of or pertaining to expiation. 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough They would have us saved by a daily oblation propitiatory; by a sacrifice expiatory, or remissory.

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adj of or pertaining to expiation

Español	expiatorio
Français	expiatoire
Italiano	espiatorio
Русский	искупи́тельный iskupítelʹnyj

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@misc{expiatory_2026,
  title = {expiatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/expiatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}