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.
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Change of control covenants allow for redemption in case of a takeover.
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The very names of the tribes point to the redemption of Israel.
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As members of churches we stand in need of redemption, he said.
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June and September redemption requests would be completed in December, he said.
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Getting into bed, I threw a propitiatory prayer in their general direction.
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He makes no attempt to be obscure or propitiatory in this connection.
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He coughed a propitiatory cough and looked round the Sawdust Pile appraisingly.
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Meanwhile, the usual propitiatory ceremonies must be enacted, particularly the sacrifice.
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After the expiatory and propitiatory ceremony the Reverend Father Douillard ascended the pulpit.
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All these garments had expiatory virtues, and each expiated a definite sin.
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By performing those expiatory acts, one becomes happy and free from fever.
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Therefore, O king, without laying down thy life, perform those expiatory acts.
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After the expiatory and propitiatory ceremony the Reverend Father Douillard ascended the pulpit.
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By performing certain sacrifices and expiatory acts, Epimenides succeeded in staying the plague.