propitiatory
adjective
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Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/ / /pɹəˈpɪʃɪətɹi/ / /pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/
adj
Etymology: From the Latin propitiātōrius (“atoning; reconciling, propitiating”).
- Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
“Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices.”
“So that no words can be more propitiatory; and it is to be observed, that, while they are spoken, the Minister is holding the consecrated elements in his hand, tendering them at the same time to God, and to the communicants.”