Found 2 items, similar to Propitiatory.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: propitiatory 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]