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propitiatory a. 安抚的;和解的 安抚的;和解的 propitiatory adj 1: having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; " expiatory ( or propitiatory) sacrifice" [ synonym: { expiatory}, { expiative}, { propitiatory}] 2: intended to reconcile or appease; " sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" [ synonym: { propitiative}, { propitiatory}] Propitiatory \ 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Propitiatory \ 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. [ 1913 Webster] 70 Moby Thesaurus words for " propitiatory": Christlike, Christly, acquiescent, apologetic, appeasing, ascetic, atoning, celestial, cleansing, compensational, compensatory, compliant, conciliatory, deferential, divine, empyrean, expiatory, expurgatory, godlike, godly, heavenly, incarnate, incarnated, ingratiating, intercessional, intercessive, irenic, lustral, lustrational, lustrative, made flesh, mediative, mediatory, mollifying, obeisant, obliging, pacific, pacificatory, pacifying, penitential, piacular, placative, placatory, propitiative, purgative, purgatorial, purifying, reclamatory, recompensing, reconciliatory, redeeming, redemptive, redressing, reparative, reparatory, repentant, repenting, restitutional, restitutive, restitutory, righting, salvational, satisfactional, self- existent, soothing, squaring, superhuman, supernatural, tractable, transcendent
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- PROPITIATORY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PROPITIATORY is intended to propitiate : expiatory
- PROPITIATORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PROPITIATORY definition: 1 intended to please someone and make them feel calm: 2 intended to please someone and make them… Learn more
- Propitiatory - definition of propitiatory by The Free Dictionary
Of or offered in propitiation; conciliatory pro·pi′ti·a·to′ri·ly adv American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
- propitiatory adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of propitiatory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- propitiatory, n. adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word propitiatory, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- propitiatory - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
propitiatory (comparative more propitiatory, superlative most propitiatory) Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory synonym quotations Synonym: (uncommon) propitiary
- PROPITIATORY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Propitiatory definition: serving or intended to propitiate See examples of PROPITIATORY used in a sentence
- PROPITIATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PROPITIATE is to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
- propitiatory - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocab Dictionary
She wrote a propitiatory letter to her friend after their argument The term refers to actions or offerings that are meant to placate or soothe someone who has been wronged or offended
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