Expiatory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Expiatory \Ex"pi*a*to*ry\, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F.
     expiatoire.]
     Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an
     expiatory sacrifice.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  expiatory
       adj : having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or
             propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
             [syn: {expiative}, {propitiatory}]