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propitiatory |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: propitiatory adj 1: having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" [syn: {expiatory}, {expiative}] 2: intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" [syn: {propitiative}]
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