PROPITIATORY
\pɹəpˈɪtɪətəɹˌi], \pɹəpˈɪtɪətəɹˌi], \p_ɹ_ə_p_ˈɪ_t_ɪ__ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
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having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
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intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
By Princeton University
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having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
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intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice.
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The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
By Oddity Software
By Daniel Lyons
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Collagen Induced Arthritis
- ARTHRITIS that is induced in experimental animals. Immunological and infectious agents can be used to develop models. These methods include injections of stimulators the immune response, such as an adjuvant (ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC) or COLLAGEN.