| ADJECTIVE | pert | expiatory, expiative, propitiatory | having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation |
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| Meaning | Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation. | |
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| Example | "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" | |
| Synonyms | expiative, propitiatory | |
| Spanish | expiatorio, propiciatorio | |
| Nouns | expiation | the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) |
| Verbs | expiate | make amends for |
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