propitiatory
Americanadjective
noun
Other Word Forms
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 )
Example Sentences
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Ancestors are invoked who around her as she starts the propitiatory dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a brief Cabinet crisis, in which Premier Solh shuffled his ministers in a faintly propitiatory manner.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were celebrated with great pomp and magnificence, and accompanied by elaborate propitiatory sacrifices to the tutelary deities of Rome.
From Sermons by J. B. Lightfoot
He chid her, but with a propitiatory smile akin to those which the augurs exchanged.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Stanley J. Weyman
"This is Miss Hellner," said Aunt Cuckoo, timorously offering the introduction in the manner of a propitiatory sacrifice.
From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie
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