About The Word Propitiatory
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Propitiatory
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What's The Definition Of Propitiatory?
[adj] intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
[adj] having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" Synonyms | Synonyms for Propitiatory: conciliating | conciliative | conciliatory | expiative | expiatory | propitiative Related Terms | Find terms related to Propitiatory: See Also | Propitiatory In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry\, a. [L. propitiatorius: cf. F.
propitiatoire.]
Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or
employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory
sacrifice. --Sharp.
\Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry\, n. [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.) The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. --Bp. Pearson. |
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