Category:Propitiatory

Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, a. Etym: [l. propitiatorius: cf. F. Propitiatoire.]

Defn: having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed In, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. Sharp.

Propitiatory Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, n. Etym: [l. propitiatorium.] (jewish antiq.)

Defn: the mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the Propitiated jehovah. Bp. Pearson.