expiatory (Meaning)
Wordnet
expiatory (a)
having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
Webster
expiatory (a.)
Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice.
Synonyms & Antonyms of expiatory
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expiatory Sentence Examples
- The expiatory rituals were performed to atone for sins and appease the gods.
- The priest conducted an expiatory ceremony to purify the temple after it had been defiled.
- The king offered an expiatory sacrifice to the god in order to avert disaster.
- The people of the town performed expiatory rites to cleanse themselves of their sins.
- The act of self-sacrifice was seen as an expiatory offering to the gods.
- The penitent underwent rigorous expiatory practices in order to atone for their sins.
- The expiatory offering was made to the gods in order to appease their wrath.
- The expiatory act was performed in order to make amends for a wrong that had been done.
- The expiatory ritual was carried out in a sacred place to ensure its efficacy.
- The expiatory ceremony was attended by a large number of people who sought to witness the act of atonement.
FAQs About the word expiatory
having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiationHaving power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice.
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The expiatory rituals were performed to atone for sins and appease the gods.
The priest conducted an expiatory ceremony to purify the temple after it had been defiled.
The king offered an expiatory sacrifice to the god in order to avert disaster.
The people of the town performed expiatory rites to cleanse themselves of their sins.
