Expiatory and Penitent

Expiatory

Expiatory adjective - Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
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Penitent and expiatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Expiatory".

Nearby Words: expiate, expiation, expiated, expiating

Penitent

Penitent adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Expiatory and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expiatory" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently
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