 propitiatory |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation | |
| Synonyms: | expiative expiatory | |
| Examples: | "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" |
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| Related terms: | expiation expiation | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] intended to reconcile or appease | |
| Synonyms: | propitiative | |
| Examples: | "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" |
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| Related terms: | conciliating | |
| Similar spelling: |
propitiate propitiative propitiation propitiously propitious prophetically prophetical profitably prefatory |
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