Translations for „propitiatory“ in the English » German Dictionary

pro·pi·tia·tory [prəˈpɪʃiətəri, Am proʊˈpɪʃiətɔ:ri] ADJ form

propitiatory

besänftigend attr

a propitiatory gesture

eine versöhnliche Geste

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a propitiatory gesture

eine versöhnliche Geste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was the first propitiatory sacrifice.

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The products are nothing special and very expensive and there are lots of propitiatory costs.

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Their function pertains to celebratory rituals: commemorative, initiatory and propitiatory; first in the field of religion, then later even secular, which were held on special occasions, either single or recurrent.

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There were three articles at issue in the disputation (on the liturgical language, church authority over forms of worship, and scriptural warrant for propitiatory masses).

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The rite is both symbolic and propitiatory.

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This was a manifold, therapeutic, magical, propitiatory, alchemic role which flouted the strict biblical and rabbinic prohibitions on the consumption of blood....

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A propitiatory prayer ends the work.

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The festival is derived from medieval propitiatory rituals meant to appease the townspeople and create a joyous atmosphere to bring in the new year.

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In more mythical stories, it was also said that the flies that brought pestilence died immediately upon propitiatory sacrifices of this bird.

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The dance was propitiatory, never secular, and performed only by males.

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