expiatory
expiatory adjective: of or pertaining to expiation.
Adjective
expiatory (comparative more expiatory, superlative most expiatory)
- Of or pertaining to expiation.
- 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough
They would have us saved by a daily oblation propitiatory; by a sacrifice expiatory, or remissory. - As a case history, “Lolita” will become, no doubt, a classic in psychiatric circles. As a work of art, it transcends its expiatory aspects; and still more important to us than scientific significance and literary worth, is the ethical impact the book should have on the serious reader; for in this...1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC
- 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough
expiatory meaning in Kannada
expiatory in Kannada
- ಅಘಮರ್ಷಣ
Forms of expiatory
| comparative | more expiatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most expiatory |
Origin of expiatory
Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin expiātōrius.
Questions about expiatory
- What does expiatory mean?
- Expiatory means of or pertaining to expiation.
- What is expiatory in Kannada?
- Expiatory in Kannada is ಅಘಮರ್ಷಣ. See Expiatory meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is expiatory?
- Expiatory is an adjective.
Words near expiatory in the dictionary
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