PROPITIATORY


Meaning of PROPITIATORY in English

— propitiatorily , adv.

/preuh pish"ee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , adj.

1. serving or intended to propitiate.

2. making propitiation; conciliatory.

n.

3. See mercy seat .

[ 1275-1325; (n.) ME propiciatori the mercy seat propitiatorium (see PROPITIATE, -TORY 2 ); (adj.) propitiatorius (see -TORY 1 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .