propitiatory

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation
  2. adjective intended to reconcile or appease

Etymology

From the Latin propitiātōrius (“atoning; reconciling, propitiating”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

expiatory, expiative

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