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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Propitiatory

· Pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry · IPA /pɹəˈpɪʃi.əˌtɔɹi/
01 a. Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.
  1. 1.
    Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.
02 n. The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
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    The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.(Jewish Antiq.)