贖罪的,補償的
Expiatory \Ex"pi*a*to*ry\, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F. expiatoire.] Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice.
expiatory adj : having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" [syn: {expiative}, {propitiatory}]