PROPITIATORY

propitiative, propitiatory

(adjective) intended to reconcile or appease; “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”

expiatory, expiative, propitiatory

(adjective) having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; “expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

propitiatory (comparative more propitiatory, superlative most propitiatory)

Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.

Source: Wiktionary

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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