Etymology

expiatory

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to expiation. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin expiātōrius
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  2. Ecclesiastical Latin · learned borrowing fromexpiātōrius
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Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin expiātōrius.

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