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PRONUNCIATION OF PROPITIATORY

propitiatory  [prəˈpɪʃɪətərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROPITIATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Propitiatory can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROPITIATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Propitiation

Propitiation, also called expiation, is the act of appeasing or making well disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor to avoid divine retribution.

Definition of propitiatory in the English dictionary

The definition of propitiatory in the dictionary is designed or intended to propitiate; conciliatory; expiatory. Other definition of propitiatory is the mercy seat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROPITIATORY


aleatory
ˈeɪlɪətərɪ
annunciatory
əˈnʌnsɪətərɪ
appreciatory
əˈpriːʃɪətərɪ
associatory
əˈsəʊsɪətərɪ
calumniatory
kəˈlʌmnɪətərɪ
depreciatory
dɪˈpriːʃɪətərɪ
dietary
ˈdaɪətərɪ
enunciatory
ɪˈnʌnsɪətərɪ
expatiatory
ɪkˈspeɪʃɪətərɪ
expiatory
ˈɛkspɪətərɪ
humiliatory
hjuːˈmɪlɪətərɪ
mediatory
ˈmiːdɪətərɪ
negotiatory
nɪˈɡəʊʃɪətərɪ
nonproprietary
ˌnɒnprəˈpraɪətərɪ
palliatory
ˈpælɪətərɪ
radiatory
ˈreɪdɪətərɪ
reconciliatory
ˌrɛkənˈsɪlɪətərɪ
renunciatory
rɪˈnʌnsɪətərɪ
retaliatory
rɪˈtælɪətərɪ
unconciliatory
ˌʌnkənˈsɪlɪətərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROPITIATORY

propine
propinquity
propionate
propionic acid
propitiable
propitiate
propitiation
propitiatious
propitiative
propitiator
propitiatorily
propitious
propitiously
propitiousness
propjet
proplastid
propman
propmen
propodeon
propolis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROPITIATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
mandatory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of propitiatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROPITIATORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «propitiatory» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of propitiatory

Translation of «propitiatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROPITIATORY

Find out the translation of propitiatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of propitiatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «propitiatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

propiciatoria
570 millions of speakers

English

propitiatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तसल्लीबख़्श
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استرضائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умилостивительная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

propiciatório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রসন্নকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

propitiatoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Propitiatory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

versöhnende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機嫌取りの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Propitiatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để chuộc tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிராயச்சித்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसाधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatıştırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

propiziatorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przebłagalnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

умілостівітельние
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împăciuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξευμενιστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versoenende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försonings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

propitiatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of propitiatory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPITIATORY»

The term «propitiatory» is normally little used and occupies the 124.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of propitiatory
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROPITIATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «propitiatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «propitiatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about propitiatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROPITIATORY»

Discover the use of propitiatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to propitiatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New History of Ecclesiastical Writers:: Containing an ...
... after his Example : And that since he offer'd himself as a Propitiatory Victim in the Supper, we ought to fay, that the Mass is a Propitiatory Sacrifice : Adding, That this was the Opi- m°DWl%,7Sshop of P*n», was of the fame Opinion ; and said, ...
Louis Ellies Du Pin, William Wotton, 1706
2
Arcana cœlestia: The heavenly arcana contained in the Holy ...
And thou shalt make two cherubs, of solid gola thou shalt make them, from the two extremities of the propitiatory. And make one cherub from ' the extremity on this side, and one cherub from the extremity on the other side. From the propitiatory ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1870
3
Teacher of Holiness: The Holy Spirit in Origen's Commentary ...
The text of Exodus reads: Then you shall make a propitiatory of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ...
Maureen Beyer Moser, 2005
4
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
the other end of the propitiatory. And you shall make the two cherubim from its two ends, spreading out their wings and overshadowing the propitiatory, facing one another. The faces of the cherubim will be over the propitiatory. You shall put  ...
Origen, 2010
5
Sin, Redemption and Sacrifice. A Biblical and Patristic Study
Hebrew kapp5ret),32 or that which in the ideal temple of Ezechiel, where there was no ark, occupied the place of the propitiatory of the ark (5 examples where it is the translation of the Hebrew 'aziz'rd: Ezek 43 :14 [thrice], 17, 20; in Ezek 45 ...
Stanislas Lyonnet, Léopold Sabourin, 1998
6
Life-Study of Exodus: Messages 84-103
D. With Two Cherubim Exodus 25:18 says, “And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work you shall make them, from the two ends of the propitiatory cover.” The cherubim signify God's glory (Ezek. 10:18; Heb. 9:5). We do not know  ...
Witness Lee, 1998
7
Arcana Coelestia, Volume 11 (Extended Annotated Edition):
And thou shalt make a propitiatory of pure gold; two cubits and a half the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And thou shalt make two cherubs, of solid gold shalt thou make them, atthe two ends of the propitiatory .
Emanuel Swedenborg, 2013
8
The Hammersmith Protestant discussion: being an ...
According to the Bible, the destruction of the victim is essential to a propitiatory sacrifice. Heb. ix. 22 :— " Without shedding of blood there is no remission of tins," " without the destruction of the victim there is no propitiatory sacrifice ;" but in the ...
John Cumming, Daniel French, Charles Maybury Archer, 1852
9
The Remains of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
You speak, according to the papists, that ? J'ohnii tne p"ests m their masses make a sacrifice propitiatory. I The differ- call a sacrifice propitiatory, according to the Scripture, such twccnbn sa-a sacrifice as pacifieth God's indignation against us, ...
Thomas Cranmer, Henry Jenkyns, 1833
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Works
nines Good Celestial and Good Spiritual : and make one cherub from the extremity on this side, and one cherub from the extremity on that side, signifies passage forCelestial and passage for Good Spiritual : from the propitiatory ye shall make ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1820

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROPITIATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term propitiatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Original short story: Her Share Of Sorrow, by Tessa Hadley
She stayed barricaded and inconsolable in her room that evening, though they all came humbly with apologies, and left propitiatory presents, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Gwendoline Christie Trades Westeros for Westwood
Gwendoline Christie came to fame for playing Brienne of Tarth, the “Ugly Maid” of Westeros who doesn't care much for propitiatory or gender ... «Winter Is Coming, Jul 15»
3
The unseen Charles Dickens: read the excoriating essay on …
“Wholly disproportionate to the circumstances,” smiles this Christian statesman, with a propitiatory wave of the hand; while well clad, well fed, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
How Narendra Modi is remaking India Gate in his own image
At its expiry, however, Delhi Police would re-issue the propitiatory order. In 2011, in response to the Bhopal gas tragedy survivor Bano Bi's ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
5
Delhi Budget: Disaster In The Long-Run
... increasing State involvement in the economy through delivering a largely populist Budget renders the promise superficial and propitiatory. «Swarajya, Jul 15»
6
Oculus Rift VR device to run Windows 10 as supported by partner …
The last June 11 Oculus Rift press event left a major announcement that the Oculus Rift won't come with a propitiatory controller. Thanks to ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
7
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3 Review
Like all Kindles, Amazon has their own propitiatory format that makes other e-books from other companies incompatible. For example, if you ... «Good E-Reader, Jul 15»
8
7 TACTICS for Investing in Hedge Funds - Interview with Omar …
... selection with innovations that he believes position the firm for future growth including expending Permal's propitiatory managed platform and ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
9
Oculus Rift release date, specs, features and games
A major announcement after the 11 June event is that the Oculus Rift won't come with a propitiatory controller. Instead, thanks to partnership ... «PC Advisor, Jun 15»
10
Nationalism, the past and the present: The case of Sri Lanka
Many of the latter are part of rites and propitiatory incantations with instrumental objectives. Like the folklore (jana katā) some of these ... «Sri Lanka Guardian, Jun 15»

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