propitiatory
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of propitiatory
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English propiciatori the mercy seat < Late Latin propitiātōrium ( see propitiate, -tory 2); (adj.) < Late Latin propitiātōrius ( -tory 1 )
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There was a brief Cabinet crisis, in which Premier Solh shuffled his ministers in a faintly propitiatory manner.
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Ancestors are invoked who around her as she starts the propitiatory dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
They haunted well-known spots on the road by which the Shades must pass to their last resting-place, but as they left the living unmolested, the living were not called upon to make propitiatory offerings.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
I doubt whether a real distinction can be made between propitiatory and expiatory sacrifices.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
He then took her back to her husband, with a propitiatory present of furs and Indian corn, and many apologies and exculpations of his own honour.
From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
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