different between expiation vs expiator

English

Etymology

From Middle French expiation, from Latin expi?ti? (“satisfaction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kspi?e???n/

Noun

expiation (countable and uncountable, plural expiations)

1. An act of atonement for a sin or wrongdoing.

   Synonyms: atonement, propitiation
2. (obsolete) The act of expiating or stripping off.

   Synonyms: plunder, pillage

   • expiation of his immanities fore.

Related terms

• expiate

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “expiation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

French

Pronunciation

Noun

expiation f (plural expiations)

1. expiation

Further reading

• “expiation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

expiator (plural expiators)

1. One who makes expiation or atonement.

Latin

Verb

expi?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of expi?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of expi?

References

• expiator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• expiator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanian

Etymology

From French expiatoire, from Latin expiatorius.

Adjective

expiator m or n (feminine singular expiatoare, masculine plural expiatori, feminine and neuter plural expiatoare)

1. expiatory

Declension