propitiatory

propitiatory is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 20 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.
2. noun. The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
3. adjective. intended to reconcile or appease

   "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"

   Synonyms: propitiative

4. adjective. having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation

   "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"

   Synonyms: expiative, expiatory

Synonyms

propitiative, expiative, expiatory

Common word forms

propitiatorily

Words from these letters

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