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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 Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PROPITIATORY definition: serving or intended to propitiate See examples of propitiatory used in a sentence
- PROPITIATORY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
PROPITIATORY meaning: 1 intended to please someone and make them feel calm: 2 intended to please someone and make them… Learn more
- 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 - 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, 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 - 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
- Propitiatory Definition Meaning | YourDictionary
Propitiatory definition: Of or offered in propitiation; conciliatory
- Propitiatory - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Definitions of propitiatory adjective intended to reconcile or appease “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture” synonyms: propitiative conciliative, conciliatory intended to placate
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