Definitions For Piacularity

Noun

PIACULARITY (plural - or piacularities) The quality of being piacular, of requiring atonement. Adam Smith also dwells on the closely related phenomenon of piacularity; a man who has unintentionally brought about the death or serious injury of another man will feel 'piacular', and spend the rest of his life trying to make up for it {{...}}}}.

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} piaculariter, , by way of atonement; sinfully, piacularius, , atoning, expiatory from piaculo, , I appease or propitiate with an offering. See pius, , dutiful