propitiableadj.

Brit.

/prəˈpɪʃ(ɪ)əbl/, U.S.

/prəˈpɪʃ(i)əb(ə)l/,

/proʊˈpɪʃ(i)əb(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s propiciable, 1500s–1600s 1800s– propitiable.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French propitiable; Latin propitiābilis.

Etymology: < Middle French propiciable, propitiable merciful (13th cent. in Old French; 1579 in an apparently isolated attestation in sense ‘propitiatory’) and its etymon classical Latin propitiābilis able to be appeased, in post-classical Latin also able to propitiate (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; < propitiāre propitiate v. + -bilis -ble suffix). Compare Catalan propiciable able to be appeased (15th cent.).

1. Capable of being propitiated or made propitious; appeasable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > capable of being

propitiablea1500

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [adjective] > propitiated > capable of being

propitiablea1500

society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adjective] > appeasing or propitiatory > appeased > capable of being

conciliable1645

propitiable1662

pacable1833

a1500 Hymnal in R. S. Loomis Medieval Stud. in Memory G. S. Loomis (1927) 453 (MED) Be nygh vs, lord, and be propiciable; Have us euer moor in thy gouernance And spare us, thogh we be fond culpable.

1538 Prymer in Eng. after Vse of Sarum sig. Bv^v Almighty eternall god,..be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt.

1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. x It could never enter into my minde that he [sc. God] was either irritable or propitiable by the omitting or performing of any mean and insignificant services.

1852 J. L. Patterson Jrnl. Tour Egypt 105 It is consonant..with the character of this land and climate, that the nation should feign its gods propitiable by immorality.

1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure 305 [She] is propitiable, and walks the deck daily with her former calumniators.

1937 Harvard Law Rev. 50 1040 The traditional canon which demands agreement between allegation and proof,..propitiable by timely amendment, is not yet wholly debarred from working justice.

1993 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 53 262 In relying on a propitiable spirit to pass the examinations, the students disregarded their books.

†2. Able to propitiate someone or something, propitiatory. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [adjective] > propitiating > able to propitiate

propitiable1554

1554 Bp. T. Watson Twoo Notable Serm. ii. sig. Uiii The priest sayeth, graunt good lord, that this sacrifice whyche I haue offered to thy diuine maiestie, be propitiable or a meane to obteyne mercye.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 979/1 In the Masse..the liuely sacrifice of the Churche, which is propitiable, as well for the synnes of the quicke, as of the dead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propitiable
释义	propitiableadj. Brit. /prəˈpɪʃ(ɪ)əbl/, U.S. /prəˈpɪʃ(i)əb(ə)l/, /proʊˈpɪʃ(i)əb(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s propiciable, 1500s–1600s 1800s– propitiable. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French propitiable; Latin propitiābilis. Etymology: < Middle French propiciable, propitiable merciful (13th cent. in Old French; 1579 in an apparently isolated attestation in sense ‘propitiatory’) and its etymon classical Latin propitiābilis able to be appeased, in post-classical Latin also able to propitiate (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; < propitiāre propitiate v. + -bilis -ble suffix). Compare Catalan propiciable able to be appeased (15th cent.). 1. Capable of being propitiated or made propitious; appeasable. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > capable of being propitiablea1500 society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [adjective] > propitiated > capable of being propitiablea1500 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adjective] > appeasing or propitiatory > appeased > capable of being conciliable1645 propitiable1662 pacable1833 a1500 Hymnal in R. S. Loomis Medieval Stud. in Memory G. S. Loomis (1927) 453 (MED) Be nygh vs, lord, and be propiciable; Have us euer moor in thy gouernance And spare us, thogh we be fond culpable. 1538 Prymer in Eng. after Vse of Sarum sig. Bv^v Almighty eternall god,..be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt. 1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. Gen. p. x It could never enter into my minde that he [sc. God] was either irritable or propitiable by the omitting or performing of any mean and insignificant services. 1852 J. L. Patterson Jrnl. Tour Egypt 105 It is consonant..with the character of this land and climate, that the nation should feign its gods propitiable by immorality. 1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure 305 [She] is propitiable, and walks the deck daily with her former calumniators. 1937 Harvard Law Rev. 50 1040 The traditional canon which demands agreement between allegation and proof,..propitiable by timely amendment, is not yet wholly debarred from working justice. 1993 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 53 262 In relying on a propitiable spirit to pass the examinations, the students disregarded their books. †2. Able to propitiate someone or something, propitiatory. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [adjective] > propitiating > able to propitiate propitiable1554 1554 Bp. T. Watson Twoo Notable Serm. ii. sig. Uiii The priest sayeth, graunt good lord, that this sacrifice whyche I haue offered to thy diuine maiestie, be propitiable or a meane to obteyne mercye. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 979/1 In the Masse..the liuely sacrifice of the Churche, which is propitiable, as well for the synnes of the quicke, as of the dead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1500
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