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Significats de expiative en anglès

Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.

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        Today, we hope, is the beginning of his redemption, the statement said.
        Reuters
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        Change of control covenants allow for redemption in case of a takeover.
        Reuters
        3
        The very names of the tribes point to the redemption of Israel.
        The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
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        As members of churches we stand in need of redemption, he said.
        The Irish Times
        5
        June and September redemption requests would be completed in December, he said.
        Reuters
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        Getting into bed, I threw a propitiatory prayer in their general direction.
        Autobiography of a Yogi
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        He makes no attempt to be obscure or propitiatory in this connection.
        God, the Invisible King
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        He coughed a propitiatory cough and looked round the Sawdust Pile appraisingly.
        Kindred of the Dust
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        Meanwhile, the usual propitiatory ceremonies must be enacted, particularly the sacrifice.
        Julian
        5
        After the expiatory and propitiatory ceremony the Reverend Father Douillard ascended the pulpit.
        Penguin Island
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        All these garments had expiatory virtues, and each expiated a definite sin.
        The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3
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        By performing those expiatory acts, one becomes happy and free from fever.
        The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
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        Therefore, O king, without laying down thy life, perform those expiatory acts.
        The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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        After the expiatory and propitiatory ceremony the Reverend Father Douillard ascended the pulpit.
        Penguin Island
        5
        By performing certain sacrifices and expiatory acts, Epimenides succeeded in staying the plague.
        A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roma...