English → Latin
“propitiatory” in Latin
indiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, tokensignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensignpiāculumpropitiatory sacrifice, expiation, atonement; an animal offered up in sacrifice, a victim; sin, crime, guiltsacrificiumSomething made sacred or given to a deity, sacrifice.
The English word propitiatory itself goes back to Latin propitiō, through propitiātōrius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
propitiatory s.
gratiae reconciliatae testimonium, indicium, signum. A propitiatory sacrifice, piaculum: hostia piacularis: piaculare, with or without sacrificium: to offer a propitiatory sacrifice, piaculum, hostiam caedere.
propitiatory adj.
ad reconciliandam gratiam.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for propitiatory?
- The usual Latin words for “propitiatory” are indicium, signum, piāculum; also sacrificium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.