Definition of "substitutionary" [sub•sti•tu•tion•a•ry]

• Of or relating to substitution; replacement. (adjective)

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• "He was crucified, not for our sins (a wacky doctrine called substitutionary atonement made up many years after his death, and then seized on by the Church for reasons of, you guessed it: power)."
• "The emphasis, for many young Christians, is on what is called substitutionary atonement, i.e.,"
• "There are certain aspects of this concept which I believe, such as the idea of substitutionary atonement."