- expiator
- noun see expiate
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expiator
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expiator — EXPIATÓR, OÁRE, expiatori, oare, adj. (livr.) Care poate şterge, ispăşi, răscumpăra o greşeală; ispăşitor. [pr.: pi a ] – Din fr. expiatoire, lat. expiatorius. Trimis de claudia, 02.02.2009. Sursa: DEX 98 EXPIATÓR adj. v. ispăşitor … Dicționar Român
Expiator — Ex pi*a tor, n. [L.] One who makes expiation or atonement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expiator — EXPIATOR, sieh Catharsius … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
expiator — expiate ► VERB ▪ atone for (guilt or sin). DERIVATIVES expiable adjective expiation noun expiator noun expiatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin expiare appease by sacrifice , from pius pious … English terms dictionary
expiator — See expiate. * * * … Universalium
expiator — n. one who makes amends, one who does penance (for a crime or sin) … English contemporary dictionary
expiator — ex·pi·a·tor … English syllables
expiator — ād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin expiatus + or : one that expiates … Useful english dictionary
expiate — expiator, n. /ek spee ayt /, v.t., expiated, expiating. to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one s crimes. [1585 95; < L expiatus (ptp. of expiare to atone for, make good), equiv. to ex EX 1 + pia(re) to propitiate (see PIOUS)… … Universalium
expiateur — expiateur, trice [ ɛkspjatɶr, tris ] adj. • XVIe; fém. XVIIIe; lat. expiator ♦ Vx ou littér. Propre à expier. Des victimes expiatrices. ⇒ expiatoire. Larmes expiatrices. ⇒EXPIATEUR, TRICE, adj. Littér. Qui permet d expier; qui constitue une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
