Pro*pi"ti*a`tor (?), n. [L.] One who propitiates or appeases.
Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ri*ly (?), adv. By way of propitiation.
Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry (?), a. [L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire.]
Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in,
propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. Sharp.
Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, n. [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.) The mercy
seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. Bp.
Pearson.
Pro*pi"tious (?), a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally a term of augury
meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf. Skr. pat to fly, E.
petition, feather.]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a
propitious breeze.
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; - - said of a person or a
divinity. Milton.
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, And make thee
[Love] more propitious in my need.
Spenser.
Syn. -- Auspicious; favorable; kind. -- Propitious, Auspicious.
Auspicious (from the ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
"indicative of success," or "favored by incidental occurrences;" as, an
auspicious opening; an auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which
efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions, and
decides our success; as, propitious gales; propitious influences.
-- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. -- Pro*pi"tious*ness, n.
Pro"plasm (?), n. [L. proplasma, Gr. &?;; &?; before + &?; a thing
formed, fr. &?; to mold.] A mold; a matrix. [R.] Woodward.
Pro*plas"tic (?), a. Forming a mold.