Propitiatory
Pronunciation
- RP IPA: /pɹəʊˈpɪʃɪətəɹɪ/
- UK IPA: /pɹəˈpɪʃɪətɹi/ - which UK accent? the UK has many accents
- US IPA: /pɹəˈpɪʃiəˌtɔɹi/, /pɹoʊˈpɪʃiəˌtɔɹi/
Origin
From the Latin propitiÄtÅrius ("atoningâ€; “reconcilingâ€, “propitiating").
Full definition of propitiatory
Adjective
propitiatory
- Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.a propitiatory sacrifice
- 1973, Philippa Foot, “Nietzsche: The Revaluation of Values†in Nietzsche: A Collection of Critical Essays, edited by Robert C. Solomon, Garden City, New York: Doubleday (publisher), ISBN 0385033443, page 157:The weak branded those they feared evil, and praised the “propitiatory†qualities natural to men like themselves who were incapable of aggression.
- ibidem:Those who cultivate humility and the other propitiatory virtues to cloak their weakness nourish an envious resentment against those stronger than themselves.