Added 9 October 2026
expiatory
adjective
Latin root: expiātōrius Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about expiatory at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin expiātōrius.
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