释义 |
expiative, a. rare.|ˈɛkspɪeɪtɪv| [f. expiāt- ppl. stem of expiāre to expiate + -ive.] Tending or adapted to expiate.
1641R. Baillie Parallel of Lit. with Mass-bk. 92 An expiative Purgatorie wherein by the prayers of the living the sinnes of the dead are put away. |