piacular

enUK Related to piacular: peculiar, belletristic

pi·ac·u·lar

P0281300 (pī-ăk′yə-lər)adj.1. Making expiation or atonement for a sacrilege: piacular sacrifice.2. Requiring expiation; wicked or blameworthy.
[Latin piāculāris, from piāculum, propitiatory sacrifice, from piāre, to appease, from pius, dutiful.]

piacular

(paɪˈækjʊlə) adj1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) making expiation for a sacrilege2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) requiring expiation[C17: from Latin piāculum propitiatory sacrifice, from piāre to appease]