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propitiator|prəʊˈpɪʃɪeɪtə(r)|
[a. late L. propitiātor, agent-n. from propiti-āre to propitiate; so F. propitiateur, in 1519 propic- (Hatz.-Darm.).]
One who propitiates.
1571Knox Bk. Com. Order (1868) 61 Look Thou to Thy dear Son..our Head..Mediator, and only Propitiator. 1624Darcie Birth of Heresies vi. 23 Our Eternall Priest and Propitiator. 1742tr. Bossuet's Hist. Var. Prot. Ch. (1829) I. 131 The whole Church, who acknowledged Jesus Christ for propitiator and author of justification. |