propitiatory

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propitiatory

/pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/ UK
/pɹəˈpɪʃɪətɹi/ UK
/pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/ US
/pɹoʊˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/ US

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From the Latin propitiātōrius (“atoning; reconciling, propitiating”).

adjective more propitiatory · most propitiatory

Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory. Hecatombs were early substituted for single victims; and, to render the worship still more propitiatory, these were soon exchanged for human sacrifices.
Similar: propitiary

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"propitiatory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/propitiatory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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propitiatory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/propitiatory

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"propitiatory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/propitiatory.

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@misc{propitiatory_2026,
  title = {propitiatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propitiatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}