expiatory

Meanings

Adjective

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

Adj

Of or pertaining to expiation.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin expiātōrius.

Synonyms

expiative, propitiatory

Scrabble Score: 21

expiatory is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
expiatory is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
expiatory is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

expiatory is a valid Words With Friends word