单词 | propitiating |
释义 | propitiatingn. The action of propitiating someone; propitiation. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [noun] propitiationa1425 apeacement1581 propitiating1648 expiation1675 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. Ep. Ded. sig. A 4v The propitiating of Almighty God, towards Your reinablement to afford them all..succors. 1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life xi. 129 It [sc. Christ's sacrifice] was necessary for..the propitiating of a justly incensed God. 1704 T. Taylor Two Covenants God with Mankind 29 So vast a burden, as the propitiating, by his Sufferings, for so many Millions of Offenders. 1848 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 355 Dryden..confessed his indebtedness to cathartics for the propitiating of his muse. 1900 H. Van Dyke Fisherman's Luck v. 94 The young male of the human species..does his best with a gay cravat, and turns the thoughts which circulate above it towards the securing or propitiating of a best girl. 1958 H. Steubel Mewu Fantzu 32 The most important religious acts concern the propitiating of these omnipresent spirits and the warding off of the misfortune they might cause. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 5 May 14 The making of deals, like the propitiating of other chieftains, is aberrant rather than admirable conduct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). propitiatingadj. That propitiates or is intended to propitiate; propitiatory. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [adjective] > propitiating propitiating1702 1702 M. Sylvester Christian's Race & Patience I. 245 Christ as a Priest, engaged and exercised in his propitiating and atoning work. 1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. iii. 78 We are told of an innocent, meritorious, propitiating blood, spilt by wicked hands. a1812 A. McLean Comm. Heb. (1847) II. xii. 196 Christ is represented as the meek and propitiating Lamb. 1872 N.Y. Herald 10 Aug. 3/3 I dispatched Bombay with a propitiating gift of cloth to the Chief. 1929 E. Linklater Poet's Pub iii. 52 Mr. Wesson smiled all round, an excusive, propitiating smile. 1960 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald Jrnl. 23 Feb. ‘If I am nominated’, he says, with a propitiating look at the gods who are currently smiling on him. 2005 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 18 July 18 He was a tall thin man with a prominent nose and a small mouth set in a propitiating smile. Derivatives proˈpitiatingly adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [adverb] > in appeasing or propitiatory manner propitiatorilya1555 disarmingly1836 propitiatingly1856 placatingly1875 conciliatingly1880 conciliatorily1903 1856 W. B. Pope tr. E. R. Stier Words of Lord Jesus V. 204 Ver[se] 58 closes calmly and propitiatingly with a simple repetition and summary of the whole discourse. 1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington I. viii. 139 ‘That's a shame!’ said Mr. Andrew, propitiatingly. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. vi. 115 For nearly a minute, propitiatingly, she acted someone grateful going to sleep. 2004 Washington Informer (Nexis) 14 Feb. 22 Mo effused propitiatingly about Pollin's munificence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648adj.1702 |
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