Expiatory
Expiatory adjective - Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
Usage example: expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
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Synonyms for Expiatory
Expiative is a synonym for expiatory in purgative topic. In some cases you can use "Expiative" instead an adjective "Expiatory".
Expiative
Expiative adjective - Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
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Synonyms for Expiative
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Related pairs
- purgative and expiatory
- purgative and expiative
- conciliatory and expiatory
- conciliatory and expiative
- conciliative and expiatory
- conciliative and expiative
- purifying and expiatory
- purifying and expiative
- propitiatory and expiatory
- propitiatory and expiative
- propitiative and expiatory
- propitiative and expiative
- purgatorial and expiatory
- purgatorial and expiative
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