expiatory

/ˈɛkspɪətˌɔɹi/ adj

**Expiatory** describes something that wipes clean moral or legal guilt, like a sacrificial offering that says, “I’ve atoned for my misdeeds.” It is the adjective version of expiation, the act of making amends. Use **expiatory** when you want to highlight a ritual, act, or object that functions as a penance, a suggestion of remorse that carries real weight. A medieval confessor might prescribe an expiatory pilgrimage, and a modern courtroom could speak of an expiatory gesture from a defendant. The word carries a solemn, almost ceremonial flavor, suggesting that the redemptive act is intentional and weighs more than a casual apology.

【核心含义】指用于赎罪或抵偿过失的,具有清除道德或法律罪责的作用。

常与“仪式”“行为”“献祭”等词搭配,强调正式、严肃的悔过意味,不同于随口道歉。注意与“apologetic”(表歉意)区分,后者情感更个人化。

【Significado central】Que sirve para expiar o borrar la culpa moral o legal, como una ofrenda sacrificial que repara una falta cometida.

Se combina con sustantivos como "rito", "peregrinación", "gesto" o "sacrificio" para describir actos formales y solemnes de reparación. Tiene un registro formal, casi ceremonioso, y transmite la idea de una expiación deliberada que va mucho más allá de una simple disculpa. No debe confundirse con "apologetic" (de disculpa), que expresa un pesar personal y emotivo, mientras que "expiatorio" implica un acto concreto con peso redentor y carácter intencional.

Word Origin From Latin ex- 'out of' and piare 'to atone' — expiatory means 'serving to atone out of' sin, to make amends. The root piare is related to pious and piety, all from the PIE root *peiH- meaning 'to be pure, sacred.' Pity also comes from the same root, originally a feeling of pious compassion. So expiatory actions are meant to cleanse and restore purity.

adj Of or pertaining to expiation.

The priest performed an expiatory ritual to atone for the community's sins.

(形容词) 赎罪的;抵罪的;赎罪的

牧师举行了一场赎罪仪式,为社区的罪过进行补偿。

(adjetivo) expiatorio [De o relativo a la expiación.]

El sacerdote realizó un ritual expiatorio para expiar los pecados de la comunidad.

(adjectif) expiatoire [Relatif à l'expiation ; qui sert à expier une faute ou une transgression.]

Le prêtre a accompli un rituel expiatoire pour racheter les péchés de la communauté.

(Adjektiv) sühnend; Sühnungs- [Die Sühne oder Wiedergutmachung von Schuld oder Vergehen betreffend.]

Der Priester vollzog ein **expiatory** Ritual, um die Sünden der Gemeinschaft zu sühnen.

(形容詞) 罪滅ぼしに関する、またはそれの。

司祭は共同体の罪を償うため、贖罪(しょくざい)の儀式を行った。

(adjetivo) expiatório [Relativo ou pertencente à expiação.]

O padre realizou um ritual expiatório para redimir os pecados da comunidade.

Word parts: ex + piat + ory

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