propitious
IPA: prʌpˈɪʃʌs
adjective
- Favorable; benevolent.
- Advantageous.
- Characteristic of a good omen.
- (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
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Examples of "propitious" in Sentences
- Pagondas refers to propitious victims of sacrifice before battle, 4.92.7
- The fates were again propitious for a brief period; but again a trivial incident interfered.
- Fabulous diction, excellent vocabulary, I'm inspired to add "propitious" and "persiflage" into my daily rhetoric.
- The cover or lid of the ark is termed in the LXX. hilasterion, that which covered or shut out the claims and demands of the law against the sins of God's people, whereby he became "propitious" to them.
- Today, however, the outlook can hardly be called propitious for the formation of a national consensus anywhere in the industrial world, and the chances for an equitable international sharing of wealth seem hopeless.
- I will be merciful -- Greek, "propitious"; the Hebrew, "salach," is always used of God only in relation to men. and their iniquities -- not found in Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and one oldest Greek manuscript; but most oldest manuscripts have the words
- But the talks underway now could also allow Washington to generate a climate "propitious" for help on other issues where it needs Moscow's support, such as Iran and North Korea's controversial nuclear programmes, said Goldblat who is based at the Geneva International Peace Research institute.
- Noting that it is primarily the responsibility of the Government and its national partners to create the "propitious" conditions for the elections, he commends political leaders for adopting an electoral code that enjoys wide consensus and is encouraged by President Pierre Nkurunziza's assurance that the polls will be free, fair and peaceful.
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