expiatory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛkspɪətərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′spē ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•pi•a•to•ry  (ek′spē ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. able to make atonement or expiation;
    offered by way of expiation:expiatory sacrifices.
  • Late Latin expiātōrius, equivalent. to expiā(re) (see expiate) + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
expiatory / ˈɛkspɪətərɪ -trɪ/
  1. capable of making expiation
  2. given or offered in expiation
'expiatory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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