propitiatory
adjective
1. having power to compensate for a wrong
- expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice
Similar word(s): expiative, expiatory
2. intended to reconcile or appease
- sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture
Similar word(s): conciliative, conciliatory, propitiative
Sentences with propitiatory as an adjective:
- a propitiatory sacrifice