expiatory
[ ek-spee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ˈɛk spi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective
able to make atonement or expiation; offered by way of expiation: expiatory sacrifices.
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expiatory
/ (ˈɛkspɪətərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
capable of making expiation
given or offered in expiation
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