Definition of Propitiatory. Meaning of Propitiatory. Synonyms of Propitiatory

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Definition of Propitiatory

Propitiatory
Propitiatory Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, a. [L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire.] Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. --Sharp.
Propitiatory
Propitiatory Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, n. [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.) The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. --Bp. Pearson.

Meaning of Propitiatory from wikipedia

- liturgy of the Catholic Church. This is because it is considered the propitiatory sacrifice of Christ himself. Its most widely used form is that of the...
- the near s**** according to Book VI of Vergil's Aeneid. Gr****s offered propitiatory libations to prevent the deceased from returning to the upper world to...
- hiling the ark" – hiling is Middle English for "covering". The term propitiatory was also used by J.M. Powis Smith, a Protestant, in The Complete Bible:...
- it open, his men found giant bones; closing the site, Sertorius made propitiatory offerings and "helped to magnify the tomb's re****tion". It is proposed...
- early ****anese history, the ruling class was responsible for performing propitiatory rituals, which later came to be identified as Shinto, and for the introduction...
- century BC) show paired fighters, with helmets, spears and shields, in a propitiatory funeral blood-rite that anti****tes early Roman gladiator games. Compared...
- sun and other stars are maleficent to him. If you were to perform a propitiatory ceremony or have magic formulas chanted, or prayers said, or specific...
- conventional Christian position is that people are justified by belief in the propitiatory sacrifice of Jesus' death on the cross. In Islam, humanity's ultimate...
- (disambiguation) Sacerdotalis (disambiguation) Sacerdotalism, belief that propitiatory sacrifices for sin require the intervention of a priest This disambiguation...
- Rite of Spring developed, including pagan rites, sage elders, and the propitiatory sacrifice of a young maiden: "The likeness is too close to be coincidental"...