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Piacular

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad.

    "And while we think it ſo piaculous, to go beyond the Ancients; we muſt neceſſarily come ſhort of genuine Antiquity, Truth; unleſs we ſuppoſe them to have reach'd perfection of Knowlege in ſpight of their own acknowledgments of Ignorance."

  2. 2
    Expiatory; serving to atone.

    "The piacular sacrifice arose from the need of atoning for bloodshed within the kinship group ; properly speaking, the culprit himself should suffer : should he be unknown or beyond the reach of vengeance, a substitute had to be found[…]"

Etymology

Early 17th century, from French piaculaire, from Latin piacularis, derived from piaculum, from piō (“I appease, purify, expiate”) +-culum (instrumental suffix).

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