piaculum

It is, however, doubtful, whether they say that they shall be held guilty on account of their brother, or for their brother's sake, or that they will themselves confess that they have sinned: for the Hebrew noun, #ShM+J+M% (ashaimim) is ambiguous because it sometimes refers to the crime committed, and sometimes to the punishment, as in Latin, piaculum signifies both the crime and the expiation.

Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996

* [529] Conspectus ab utrâque acie aliquanto augustior humano visu, sicut cœlo missus piaculum omnis deorum iræ, qui pestam ab suis aversam in hostes ferret;

A Brief Declaration and Vindication of The Doctrine of the Trinity 1616-1683 1965

But “piaculum” is properly a sacrifice, or any thing whereby sin is expiated, or satisfaction is made for it.

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

And whereas some think that it answers “piaculum” in the

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965

“Conspectus ab utrâque acie aliquanto augustior humano visu, sicut cœlo missus piaculum omnis deorum iræ, qui pestam ab suis aversam in hostes ferret;” — “He was looked on by both armies as one more august than a man, as one sent from heaven, to be a piacular sacrifice, to appease the anger of the gods, and to transfer destruction from their own army to the enemies,” Liv.,

A Brief Declaration and Vindication of The Doctrine of the Trinity 1616-1683 1965

[88] "Quod etiam nunc apud plerasque Orientis nationes piaculum sit, calceato pede templorum pavimenta calcasse."

The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey

"Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est," dum sanitas constabit, pulchre meminero. '

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

The term "piacular sacrifice" (_piaculum_) had a wide range of meaning, apart from the examples here given.

The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus W. Warde Fowler 1884

Acta of the Arval Brethren we find, on the occasion of a _piaculum_ caused by the growth of a fig-tree on the roof of the temple of Dea Dia, at the end of a long list of deities invoked, and before the names of the _divi_ of the Imperial families, the names of three Sondergötter,

The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus W. Warde Fowler 1884

That this was a form of piaculum is clear from the use of the word _pihaklu_ of the victim in the lustratio of the arx of Iguvium, _e. g.

The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus W. Warde Fowler 1884