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expiative

/ˈɛk.spi.ə.tɪv/

Traducción: Adjetivo que significa que sirve para expiar o compensar una culpa o falta; relacionado con la expiación o la purificación de una ofensa.

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adjective

formalcommonobsoleto/ˈɛk.spi.ə.tɪv/

An obsolete adjective meaning serving to make amends or atone for something; related to expiation.

  • 🇪🇸Adjetivo que significa que sirve para expiar o compensar una culpa o falta; relacionado con la expiación o la purificación de una ofensa.
  1. Having the power to atone C2 formal

    Serving to make amends or reparation for a wrong or sin; offered as a means of atonement.

    • The priest performed an expiative ritual for the community.
    • Her donation was seen as an expiative gesture for past mistakes.
    • Ancient cultures often held expiative ceremonies to appease the gods.

    🇪🇸expiatorio

    Sinónimos: expiatorypropitiatory