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piaculum

piaculum noun: an expiatory sacrifice.

Noun

piaculum (plural piacula)

  1. An expiatory sacrifice.
  2. The victim in such a sacrifice.
  3. An act requiring expiation.

Forms of piaculum

pluralpiacula

Origin of piaculum

From Latin piāculum. Doublet of piacle.

Questions about piaculum

What does piaculum mean?
Piaculum means an expiatory sacrifice.
What part of speech is piaculum?
Piaculum is a noun.
What is the plural of piaculum?
The plural of piaculum is piacula.

Words near piaculum in the dictionary

  1. piacularities
  2. piacularity
  3. piacularly
  4. piaculative
  5. piaculous
  6. piaculum
  7. piadina
  8. piadinas
  9. piadine
  10. Piaf
  11. piaffe

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