Propitiatory Synonyms

prō-pĭshē-ə-tôrē, -pĭshə-
Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. expiatory
  2. expiative
Intended to reconcile or appease
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. propitiative

Propitiatory Sentence Examples

  • Bishop Lyttelton in Lux Mundi 8 stated that the death of Christ is propitiatory 1 Stevens, Christian Doctrine of Salvation, p. 138.

  • They were unanimous in rejecting the episcopacy of the Church of Rome, the sanctity of celibacy, the sacerdotal character of the ministry, the confessional, the propitiatory nature of the mass.

  • Propitiatory abstinences were recommended when the natal asterism was menaced by unfavourable planetary conjunctions.

  • The further development of the notion of Christian priesthood was connected with the view that the Eucharist is a propitiatory sacrifice which only a consecrated priest can perform.

  • The ohelo berry is famous in song and story, and formerly served as a propitiatory offering to Pele.

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