"expiatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more expiatory [comparative], most expiatory [superlative]
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  1. Of or pertaining to expiation. Translations (of or pertaining to expiation): изкупителен (izkupitelen) (Bulgarian), expiatori (Catalan), sovittava (Finnish), sovitus- (Finnish), expiatoire (French), vezeklő (Hungarian), vezekléses (Hungarian), espiatorio (Italian), pokutniczy (Polish), искупи́тельный (iskupítelʹnyj) (Russian), expiatorio (Spanish)
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