expiative

expiative
adjective
having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
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expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice

Syn: ↑expiatory, ↑propitiatory
Pertains to noun: ↑expiation, ↑expiation (for: ↑expiatory)
Derivationally related forms: ↑expiate, ↑expiate (for: ↑expiatory)

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