piacevole

/ piːæʃˈeɪvəʊleɪ /

adverb

1. making expiation for a sacrilege
2. requiring expiation

Word History and Origins

Origin of piacevole¹

C17: from Latin piāculum propitiatory sacrifice, from piāre to appease

Example Sentences

VIDEO: Edward Snowden: A Modern-Day Daniel Ellsberg, Except for One Key Difference Piacevole It really ought to be up to us to decide whether we are willing to trade our privacy for the hope of security.

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Piacevole @ @ "Free speech" does not imply "in any venue, whether or not the audience wants to listen to you."

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Piacevole @ When renting a room or apartment in one's own residence, non-discrimination legislation does not apply: that situation was specifically exempted. dakinsky It's discriminating against males anyway.

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Piacevole @ The reason for the residential exemption is that we all have a right to decide whom we wish to have living under our roofs. 

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Piacevole @ Was Barbara Bush - or Laura, for that matter, ever interrupted by a heckler? 

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