Synonyms

expiatory

[ek-spee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Origin

ex·pi·a·to·ry

[ek-spee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
able to make atonement or expiation; offered by way of expiation: expiatory sacrifices.

Origin:
1540–50; < Late Latin expiātōrius, equivalent to expiā(re) (see expiate) + -tōrius -tory1

non·ex·pi·a·to·ry, adjective
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Expiatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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expiatory (ˈɛkspɪətərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
1.  capable of making expiation
2.  given or offered in expiation

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Word Origin & History

expiatory
1540s, from L. expiatorius, from expiator, from expiare (see expiation).
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