EXPIATORY


Meaning of EXPIATORY in English

ˈekspēəˌtōrē, -ˌtȯr- adjective

Etymology: Late Latin expiatorius, from Latin expiatus + -orius -ory

: having power to make expiation : serving to expiate : atoning

the sacrifice expiatory for our offenses was to be a lamb without blemish — Isaac Barrow

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