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.

  • 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.

  • He denounced monastic vows, a distinctive dress for the clergy, the thought of a propitiatory mass, and the presence of images and pictures in the churches.

  • This doctrine of St Anselm's attaches itself readily to texts of St Paul, for his teachings contain undeniably the vicarious propitiatory element.

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