pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry /proˈpɪʃ(i)əˌtori, ˌtɔr-/
(a.)安撫的;和解的
Pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry a. Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.
Pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry, n. Jewish Antiq. The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
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propitiatory
adj 1: having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or
propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
[syn: expiatory, expiative]
2: intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a
propitiatory gesture" [syn: propitiative]