propitiatoire
French, adjective/pʁɔ.pi.sja.twaʁ/
propitiatoire is spelled P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-O-I-R-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 132,154th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propitiatoire is a French adjective meaning “propitiatory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui permet de rendre propice, favorable, d’attirer les faveurs ou la clémence de la divinité ou de l’autorité…”.
What does propitiatoire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
propitiatory
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui permet de rendre propice, favorable, d’attirer les faveurs ou la clémence de la divinité ou de l’autorité morale qu’on veut honorer ou commémorer.
noun: 1. Couvercle d’or pur qui fermait l’Arche d’alliance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of propitiatoire
- propitiatoires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propitiatoire?
- /pʁɔ.pi.sja.twaʁ/
- \pʁɔ.pi.sja.twaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is propitiatoire in French?
propitiatoire appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).