PROPITIATORILY

Etymology

Adverb

propitiatorily (comparative more propitiatorily, superlative most propitiatorily)

By way of propitiation.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ri*ly, adv.

Definition: By way of propitiation.

PROPITIATORY

Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire.]

Definition: Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. Sharp.

Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, n. Etym: [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.)

Definition: The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. Bp. Pearson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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