propitiation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
propitiation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
propitiative
— Adjective
– English
~ intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
propitiatory
— Adjective
– English
~ having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
propitiatory
— Adjective
– English
~ intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
propitious
— Adjective
– English
~ presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"
propitiously
— Adverb
– English
~ in an auspicious manner; "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday"
propitiousness
— Noun
– English
~ the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
propjet
— Noun
– English
~ an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
propman
— Noun
– English
~ member of the stage crew in charge of properties
proponent
— Noun
– English
~ a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
proportion
— Noun
– English
~ balance among the parts of something
proportion
— Noun
– English
~ the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
proportion
— Noun
– English
~ the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree; "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"
proportion
— Noun
– English
~ magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
proportion
— Noun
– English
~ harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
proportion
— Verb
– English
~ adjust in size relative to other things
proportion
— Verb
– English
~ give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"