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expiatory, a.|ˈɛkspɪəˌtərɪ|
[ad. L. expiātōrius, f. expiātor: see expiator and -ory.]
Having the attribute of expiating or making satisfaction for an offence; serving to expiate. Const. of.
1548Latimer Serm. Plough Wks. i. 68 Expiatory..is nothing else but a thing whereby to obtain remission of sins. 1603Holland Plutarch's Mor. 62 He hath patiently endured a while the first expiatorie purifications and troubles. a1677Barrow Serm. Matt. i. 20 The sacrifice expiatory for our offences was to be a lamb without blemish. 1793Gouv. Morris in Sparks Life & Writ. (1832) II. 355 The first great misfortune will call them from their dungeons as expiatory victims. 1812Cogan Theol. Disquisitions ii. 183 Human sacrifices..being the most valuable..were considered as the most expiatory. 1869Goulburn Purs. Holiness xi. 105 That bloody and shameful death was..expiatory of sin.
Hence ˈexpiaˌtoriness.
1730–6Bailey (folio), Expiatoriness, expiating quality. |