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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexpiatório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛs.pjaˈto.ɾju
"Ele ofereceu um sacrifício expiatório."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Serving to atone for sin, guilt, or wrongdoing.
"He offered the solemn ritual as an expiatory gesture to redeem his past failures." - 2
Pertaining to or intended for purification or expiation.
"The community engaged in expiatory rites during the annual festival of renewal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'expiatorius', stemming from 'expiare' (to appease, atone for), formed from 'ex-' (out, thoroughly) and 'piare' (to appease, purify, make sacred). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it retained its theological and legal associations relating to making amends or offering atonement for wrongdoing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expiatory" is said worldwide
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expiatoire
Transliteration: ɛk.spja.twaʁ
"Il a accompli un geste expiatoire pour montrer ses remords."
sühnend
Transliteration: zyːnənt
"Sie unternahm eine sühnende Pilgerreise."
espiatorio
Transliteration: es.pjaˈtɔ.rjo
"Il sacrificio fu visto come un atto espiatorio."
expiatorio
Transliteration: eks.pjaˈto.ɾjo
"Buscaba un acto expiatorio para calmar su conciencia."
expiatório
Transliteration: ɛs.pjaˈto.ɾju
"Ele ofereceu um sacrifício expiatório."
प्रायश्चित्त
Transliteration: prāyaścitta
"यह उसका प्रायश्चित्त करने का तरीका था।"
赎罪的
Transliteration: shúzuì de
"他进行了一次赎罪的仪式。"
속죄의
Transliteration: sokjoeui
"그것은 속죄의 행동이었다."
贖罪の
Transliteration: shokuzai no
"それは贖罪のための儀式でした。"
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