propitiatory

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Propitiatory offerings were brought with the object of appeasing the anger of the gods.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.

Propitiatory sacrifices were duly offered to Artemis, Hera, Pallas, Aphrodite, the Fates, and the Graces.

From Philothea A Grecian Romance by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

Propitiatory, expiatory, remissory, or satisfactory, for they signify all one thing in effect, and is nothing else but a thing whereby to obtain remission of sins, and to have salvation. 

From Sermons on the Card by Morley, Henry

Propitiatory rites are still practised by the mariners and fishermen, and thank-offerings for preservation at sea are hung up in the churches.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

The calf of gold, made by Aaron for the Israelites, was but one of the oxen under the laver of bronze, and the Karobim on the Propitiatory, misunderstood.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert