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English Dictionary: propitiatory	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propitiatory adj having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" Synonym(s): expiatory, expiative, propitiatory intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" Synonym(s): propitiative, propitiatory
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propitiatory \Propi"tiatory\, a. [L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire.] Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. --Sharp.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propitiatory \Propi"tiatory\, n. [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.) The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. --Bp. Pearson.