piaculum

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piaculum

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From Latin piāculum. Doublet of piacle.

noun piacula

  1. An expiatory sacrifice.
  2. The victim in such a sacrifice.
  3. An act requiring expiation.

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@misc{piaculum_2026,
  title = {piaculum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piaculum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}