Expiatory Definition & Meaning
expiatory
- adjective
- having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
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- What does expiatory mean?
- having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
- What part of speech is expiatory?
- Expiatory is an adjective.