Adjective
Synonym of propitiatory.
Usage- Uncommon
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Over this Propitiary Sacrifice, we call upon God for the general peace of all Churches, for the tranquility of the World, for Emperors, their Armies, and all that fight for them.
It is probable that sacrificial foundations had their origin in the idea of a propitiary offering to the Goddess Earth.
And so the Tamil Nadu Government thought of another, even more extravagant, propitiary ritual.