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Meanings of expiative in английском

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

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Examples for "redemption"
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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
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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
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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
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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...