expiatory, expiative, propitiatory
(adjective) having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; “expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
expiatory (comparative more expiatory, superlative most expiatory)
Of or pertaining to expiation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"pi*a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. expiatorius: cf. F. expiatoire.]
Definition: Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
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