propitiatory
UKprəpiʃiətəriː
معنی فارسی
کفاره اي شفاعت اميز تسکين دهنده
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'propitiatorius', from 'propitiare' (to appease).
مثال
- The propitiatory offering was made to seek divine favor.
- He offered a propitiatory prayer before the important exam.
- The propitiatory act was meant to reconcile the warring factions.
ترکیبهای رایج
Make a propitiatory offering Offer a propitiatory prayer Perform a propitiatory act Have a propitiatory effect
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation “expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice” “Pertains to noun: expiation (for: expiative), expiation (for: expiatory)”
- intended to reconcile or appease “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”
مترادفها
adjective
Conciliatory, expiatory.