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Piacular

Pi-ac′u-lar

,

Adj.

[L.

piacularis

: cf. F.

piaculaire

.]

1.

Expiatory; atoning.

Sir G. C. Lewis.

2.

Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad.

“Piacular pollution.”

De Quincey.

Definition 2024

piacular

piacular

English

Adjective

piacular ‎(comparative more piacular, superlative most piacular)

Requiring atonement or reparation; wicked or sinful.
Expiatory.

Derived terms

piacularly