pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry

[pruh-pish-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
1.
serving or intended to propitiate.
2.
making propitiation; conciliatory.
noun

Origin:
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English propiciatori the mercy seat < Late Latin propitiātōrium (see propitiate, -tory2); (adj.) < Late Latin propitiātōrius (see -tory1)

pro·pi·ti·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
un·pro·pi·ti·a·to·ry, adjective
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propitiatory (prəˈpɪʃɪətərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  designed or intended to propitiate; conciliatory; expiatory
 
n
2.  the mercy seat
 
pro'pitiatorily
 
adv

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We had completed the propitiatory rites the day before, in that patch of cloud-shrouded ridgeline in the middle of nowhere.
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