Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 132
Propend (v. i.) To lean toward a thing; to be favorably inclined or disposed; to incline; to tend. [R.] -- Shak.
We shall propend to it, as a stone falleth down. -- Barrow.
Propendency (n.) Propensity. [R.]
Propendency (n.) Attentive deliberation. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.
Propendent (a.) Inclining forward or toward. -- South.
Propylene (n.) (Chem.) A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ({C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene.
Propene (n.) (Chem.) Same as Propylene.
Propene (n.) A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene, propene].
Propense (a.) (古) 偏向或傾向於…的 Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. --Hooker. -- Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n.
Propense (a.) (Archaic) (古) 偏向或傾向於…的 Leaning or inclining toward : disposed.
Propension (n.) 傾向，癖好，嗜好 The quality or state of being propense; propensity. -- M. Arnold.
Your full consent Gave wings to my propension. -- Shak.
Propensities (n. pl. ) of Propensity.
Propensity (n.) [C]（性格上的）傾向，習性 [S1] [（+for/ to/ towards）] [+to-v]；【舊】癖好，偏愛 [（+for）] The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. "A propensity to utter blasphemy." -- Macaulay.
Syn: Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency.
Propensity (n.) An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: {leaning}, {propensity}, {tendency}].
Propensity (n.) A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" [syn: {proclivity}, {propensity}, {leaning}].
Propensity (n.) A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" [syn: {aptness}, {propensity}].
Propensity (n.) An often intense natural inclination or preference.
Propensity (n.) A strong natural tendency to do something.
Propensity (n.) A propensity is a natural tendency to behave in a certain way. We all have propensities -- things we tend to do. Dogs have a propensity to bark, and many people have a propensity for getting annoyed by it.
Propensity (n.) A propensity to do something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency that you have to behave in a particular way.
// [Formal] Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute. [+ for]
// She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
Syn: tendency, leaning, weakness, inclination.
Propensity (n.) An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
‘His propensity for violence’
[with infinitive] ‘Their innate propensity to attack one another’
Propensity (n.) [ S ] (Formal) （尤指不良的）傾向，嗜好，癖好 The fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way.
// [ + to infinitive ] She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
// He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion.
Glyceryl (n.) (Chem.) A compound radical, C3H5, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also propenyl.
Propenyl (n.) (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, C3H5, isomeric with allyl and glyceryl, and regarded as the essential residue of glycerin. Cf. Allyl, and Glyceryl.
Pepsinogen (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A proenzyme, the antecedent of the enzyme pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
Propepsin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) See Persinogen.
Propeptone (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.
Proper (a.) Belonging to one; one's own; individual. "His proper good" [i. e., his own possessions]. -- Chaucer. "My proper son." -- Shak.
Now learn the difference, at your proper cost, Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. -- Dryden.
Proper (a.) Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his proper instincts and appetites.
Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which constitute our proper humanity. -- Coleridge.
Proper (a.) Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the proper element for fish; a proper dress.
The proper study of mankind is man. -- Pope.
In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play, All proper to the spring, and sprightly May. -- Dryden.
Proper (a.) Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]
"Thou art a proper man." -- Chaucer.
Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child. -- Heb. xi. 23.
Proper (a.) Pertaining to one of
a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common;
as, a proper name;
Proper (a.) Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper; the garden proper.
Proper (a.) (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge.
In proper, Individually; privately. [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
Proper flower or Proper corolla (Bot.), One of the single florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.
Proper fraction (Arith.) A fraction in which the numerator is less than the denominator.
Proper nectary (Bot.), A nectary separate from the petals and other parts of the flower. -- Proper noun (Gram.), a name belonging to an individual, by which it is distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to common noun; as, John, Boston, America.
Proper perianth or Proper involucre (Bot.), That which incloses only a single flower.
Proper receptacle (Bot.), A receptacle which supports only a single flower or fructification.
Proper (adv.) Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good. [Colloq & Vulgar]
Proper (a.) Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" [ant: improper].
Proper (a.) Having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job".
Proper (a.) Limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper".
Proper (a.) Appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" [syn: proper, right].
Proper () That which is essential, suitable, adapted, and correct.
Proper () Congress is authorized by art, 1, s. 8, of the constitution of the United States, "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper, for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution of the United States, in any department. or officer thereof." See Necessary and Proper.
Properate (v. t. & i.) [L. properatus, p. p. of properare to hasten.] To hasten, or press forward. [Obs.]
Properation (n.) [L. properatio.] The act of hastening; haste. [Obs.] -- T. Adams.
Properispome (n.) (Gr. Gram.) Properispomenon.
Properispomena (n. pl. ) of Properispomenon
Properispomenon (n.) (Gr. Gram.) A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.
Properly (adv.) 適當地；正當地；嚴格地 In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly; as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted. -- Milton.
Properly (adv.) Individually; after one's own manner. [Obs.]
Now, harkeneth, how I bare me properly. -- Chaucer.
Properly (adv.) In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: {properly}, {decently}, {decent}, {in good order}, {right}, {the right way}] [ant: {improperly}].
Properly (adv.) With reason or justice [syn: {by rights}, {properly}].
Properness (n.) The quality of being proper.
Properness (n.) Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] -- Udall.
Properness (n.) Correct or appropriate behavior [syn: propriety, properness, correctitude] [ant: improperness, impropriety].
Propertied (a.) Possessing property; holding real estate, or other investments of money. "The propertied and satisfied classes." -- M. Arnold.
Propertied (a.) Owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue [syn: propertied, property-owning].
Properties (n. pl. ) of Property
Property (n.) 財產，資產，地產；財產權，所有權；性質，性能 That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive with quality in general. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are distinguished to the three following classes: 1. Physical properties, or those which result from the relations of bodies to the physical agents, light, heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion, etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color, luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness, density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc. 2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned by affinity and composition; thus, combustion, explosion, and certain solutions are reactions occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties are identical when there is identity of composition and structure, and change according as the composition changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a class which can not be included in either of the other two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in the manner of medicines and poisons.
Property (n.) An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
Property (n.) The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood. -- Shak.
Shall man assume a property in man? -- Wordsworth.
Property (n.) That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.
Property (n.) pl. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
I will draw a bill of properties. -- Shak.
Property (n.) Propriety; correctness. [Obs.] -- Camden.
Literary property. (Law) See under Literary.
Property man, One who has charge of the "properties" of a theater.
Property (v. t.) To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Property (v. t.) To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]
They have here propertied me. -- Shak.
Property (n.) Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; [syn: property, belongings, holding].
Property (n.) A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles".
Property (n.) Any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" [syn: place, property].
Property (n.) A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: property, attribute, dimension].
Property (n.) Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" [syn: property, prop].
Property (n.) Any material thing, having no particular value, that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for possession in one and disappoints it in all others.
The object of man's brief rapacity and long indifference.
Propertyless (a.) Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat" -- G.B.Shaw [syn: propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar].
Propertyless (in British) (a.) Without property.
Propertyless (a.) Especially of a person, or a group or class of people: devoid of property; having no property. Also occasionally as noun (with the): propertyless people as a class.
Prophane (a. & v. t.) See Profane. [Obs.]
Prophasis (n.) (Med.) Foreknowledge of a disease; prognosis.
Prophecies (n. pl. ) of Prophecy
Prophecy (n.) 預言；預言能力 [U] [C] [+（that）]；【宗】預言書 [C] A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.
He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. -- Shak.
Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man. -- 2. Pet. i. 21.
Prophecy (n.) (Script.) A book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah. -- 2 Chron. ix. 29.
Prophecy (n.) Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction.
Prophecy (n.) Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) [syn: {prophecy}, {prognostication}, {vaticination}].
Prophecy (n.) A prediction uttered under divine inspiration [syn: {prophecy}, {divination}].
Prophecy (n.) Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a "miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human sagacity to foresee, discern, or conjecture." (See {Prophet}.)
The great prediction which runs like a golden thread through the whole contents of the Old Testament is that regarding the coming and work of the Messiah; and the great use of prophecy was to perpetuate faith in his coming, and to prepare the world for that event. But there are many subordinate and intermediate prophecies also which hold an important place in the great chain of events which illustrate the sovereignty and all-wise overruling providence of God.
Then there are many prophecies regarding the Jewish nation, its founder Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3; 13:16; 15:5; 17:2, 4-6, etc.), and his posterity, Isaac and Jacob and their descendants (12:7; 13:14, 15, 17; 15:18-21; Ex. 3:8, 17), which have all been fulfilled. The twenty-eighth chapter of Deuteronomy contains a series of predictions which are even now in the present day being fulfilled. In the writings of the prophets Isaiah (2:18-21), Jeremiah (27:3-7; 29:11-14), Ezekiel (5:12; 8), Daniel (8; 9:26, 27), Hosea (9:17), there are also many prophecies regarding the events which were to befall that people.
There is in like manner a large number of prophecies relating to those nations with which the Jews came into contact, as Tyre (Ezek. 26:3-5, 14-21), Egypt (Ezek. 29:10, 15; 30:6, 12, 13), Ethiopia (Nahum 3:8-10), Nineveh (Nahum 1:10; 2:8-13; 3:17-19), Babylon (Isa. 13:4; Jer. 51:7; Isa. 44:27; Jer. 50:38; 51:36, 39, 57), the land of the Philistines (Jer. 47:4-7; Ezek. 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zeph. 2:4-7; Zech. 9:5-8), and of the four great monarchies (Dan. 2:39, 40; 7:17-24; 8:9).
But the great body of Old Testament prophecy relates directly to the advent of the Messiah, beginning with Gen. 3:15, the first great promise, and extending in ever-increasing fulness and clearness all through to the very close of the canon. The Messianic prophecies are too numerous to be quoted. "To him gave all the prophets witness." (Comp. Micah 5:2; Hag. 2:6-9; Isa. 7:14; 9:6, 7; 11:1, 2; 53; 60:10, 13; Ps. 16:11; 68:18.)
Many predictions also were delivered by Jesus and his apostles. Those of Christ were very numerous. (Comp. Matt. 10:23:24; 11:23; 19:28; 21:43, 44; 24; 25:31-46; 26:17-35, 46, 64; Mark 9:1; 10:30; 13; 11:1-6, 14; 14:12-31, 42, 62; 16:17, etc.)
Prophecy (n.) The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.
Prophesier (n.) A prophet. -- Shak.
Prophesier (n.) An authoritative person who divines the future [syn: prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator].
Prophesied (imp. & p. p.) of Prophesy
Prophesying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prophesy
Prophesy (v. t.) 預言，預報 To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.
He doth not prophesy good concerning me. -- 1 Kings xxii. 8.
Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy. -- Shak.
Prophesy (v. t.) To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
Methought thy very gait did prophesy A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee. -- Shak.
Prophesy (v. i.) 預言，預報 To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. -- Matt. xv. 7.
Prophesy (v. i.) To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound. -- Ezek. xxxvii. 7.
Prophet (n.) [C] 【宗】先知，傳達神旨的人；預言者，預言家；（主義等的）宣揚者，提倡者 One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
Prophet (n.) One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
Prophet (n.) An interpreter; a spokesman. [R.] -- Ex. vii. 1.
Prophet (n.) (Zool.) A mantis.
School of the prophets (Anc. Jewish Hist.), A school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These students were called sons of the prophets.
Prophet (n.) An authoritative person who divines the future [syn: prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator].
Prophet (n.) Someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God.
Prophet () (Heb. nabi, from a root meaning "to bubble forth, as from a fountain," hence "to utter", comp. Ps. 45:1). This Hebrew word is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of Samuel another word, _ro'eh_, "seer", began to be used (1 Sam. 9:9). It occurs seven times in reference to Samuel. Afterwards another word, _hozeh_, "seer" (2 Sam. 24:11), was employed. In 1 Ch. 29:29 all these three words are used: "Samuel the seer (ro'eh), Nathan the prophet (nabi'), Gad the seer" (hozeh). In Josh. 13:22 Balaam is called (Heb.) a _kosem_ "diviner," a word used only of a false prophet.
The "prophet" proclaimed the message given to him, as the "seer" beheld the vision of God. (See Num. 12:6, 8.) Thus a prophet was a spokesman for God; he spake in God's name and by his authority (Ex. 7:1). He is the mouth by which God speaks to men (Jer. 1:9; Isa. 51:16), and hence what the prophet says is not of man but of God (2 Pet. 1:20, 21; comp. Heb. 3:7; Acts 4:25; 28:25). Prophets were the immediate organs of God for the communication of his mind and will to men (Deut. 18:18, 19). The whole Word of God may in this general sense be spoken of as prophetic, inasmuch as it was written by men who received the revelation they communicated from God, no matter what its nature might be. The foretelling of future events was not a necessary but only an incidental part of the prophetic office. The great task assigned to the prophets whom God raised up among the people was "to correct moral and religious abuses, to proclaim the great moral and religious truths which are connected with the character of God, and which lie at the foundation of his government."
Any one being a spokesman for God to man might thus be called a prophet. Thus Enoch, Abraham, and the patriarchs, as bearers of God's message (Gen. 20:7; Ex. 7:1; Ps. 105:15), as also Moses (Deut. 18:15; 34:10; Hos. 12:13), are ranked among the prophets. The seventy elders of Israel (Num. 11:16-29), "when the spirit rested upon them, prophesied;" Asaph and Jeduthun "prophesied with a harp" (1 Chr. 25:3). Miriam and Deborah were prophetesses (Ex. 15:20; Judg. 4:4). The title thus has a general application to all who have messages from God to men.
But while the prophetic gift was thus exercised from the beginning, the prophetical order as such began with Samuel. Colleges, "schools of the prophets", were instituted for the training of prophets, who were constituted, a distinct order (1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 15; 4:38), which continued to the close of the Old Testament. Such "schools" were established at Ramah, Bethel, Gilgal, Gibeah, and Jericho. The "sons" or "disciples" of the prophets were young men (2 Kings 5:22; 9:1, 4) who lived together at these different "schools" (4:38-41). These young men were taught not only the rudiments of secular knowledge, but they were brought up to exercise the office of prophet, "to preach pure morality and the heart-felt worship of Jehovah, and to act along and co-ordinately with the priesthood and monarchy in guiding the state aright and checking all attempts at illegality and tyranny."
In New Testament times the prophetical office was continued. Our Lord is frequently spoken of as a prophet (Luke 13:33; 24:19). He was and is the great Prophet of the Church. There was also in the Church a distinct order of prophets (1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 2:20; 3:5), who made new revelations from God. They differed from the "teacher," whose office it was to impart truths already revealed.
Of the Old Testament prophets there are sixteen, whose prophecies form part of the inspired canon. These are divided into four groups:
(1.) The prophets of the northern kingdom (Israel), viz., Hosea, Amos, Joel, Jonah.
(2.) The prophets of Judah, viz., Isaiah, Jeremiah, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah.
(3.) The prophets of Captivity, viz., Ezekiel and Daniel.
(4.) The prophets of the Restoration, viz., Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
Prophetess (n.) A female prophet. Prophetic
Prophetess (n.) A woman prophet.
Prophetic (a.) Alt. of Prophetical
Prophetical (a.) 預言的；前兆的 Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of before the thing foretold.
And fears are oft prophetic of the event. -- Dryden.
Prophetic (a.) Foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" [syn: prophetic, prophetical] [ant: unprophetic].
Propheticality (n.) Propheticalness.
Prophetically (adv.) In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction.
Prophetically (adv.) In a prophetic manner; "he prophetically anticipated the disaster".
Propheticalness (n.) The quality or state of being prophetical; power or capacity to foretell.
Prophetize (v. i.) To give predictions; to foreshow events; to prophesy. [R.] "Prophetizing dreams." -- Daniel.
Prophoric (a.) Enunciative. [R.]
Prophragmata (n. pl. ) of Prophragma
Prophragma (n.) An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two divisions of the thorax of insects.
Prophylactic (n.) (Med.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. Prophylactic
Prophylactic (a.) Alt. of Prophylactical
Prophylactical (a.) Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. -- Coxe.
Prophylactic (a.) Capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" [syn: contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility].
Prophylactic (a.) Warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze [syn: cautionary, prophylactic].
Prophylactic (a.) Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" [syn: preventive, preventative, prophylactic].
Prophylactic (n.) Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" [syn: preventive, preventative, prophylactic].
Prophylactic (n.) Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic].
Prophylaxis (n.) (Med.) The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of health; preservative or preventive treatment.
Prophylaxis (n.) The prevention of disease.
Propice (a.) Fit; propitious.
Propidene (n.) (Chem.) The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, CH3.CH2.CH, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the type of certain derivatives of propane; -- called also propylidene.
Propination (n.) The act of pledging, or drinking first, and then offering the cup to another.
Propine (v. t.) To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup. [Obs.]
The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince Health, peace, and joy propined. -- C. Smart.
Propine (v. t.) Hence, to give in token of friendship. [Obs.]
Propine (v. t.) To give, or deliver; to subject. [Obs.] -- Fotherby.
Propine (n.) A pledge. [Obs. or Scot.]
Propine (n.) A gift; esp., drink money. [Obs or Scot.]
Propine (n.) (Chem.) Same as Allylene.
Propinquity (n.) Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.
Propinquity (n.) Nearness in time. -- Sir T. Browne.
Propinquity (n.) Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity. -- Shak.
Propinquity (n.) The property of being close together [syn: proximity, propinquity].
Propinquity () Kindred; parentage. Vide. Affinity; Consanguinity; Next of kin.
Propinyl (n.) (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of propine and allied compounds.
Propiolate (n.) A salt of propiolic acid.
Propiolic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also propargylic acid) of the acetylene or tetrolic series, analogous to propionic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Propionate (n.) (Chem.) A salt of propionic acid.
Propione (n.) (Chem.) The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless fragrant liquid.
Propionic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel.
Propionyl (n.) (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.
Propithecus (n.) (Zool.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See Indris.
Propitiable (a.) Capable of being propitiated.
Propitiated (imp. & p. p.) of Propitiate
Propitiating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Propitiate
Propitiate (v. t.) 撫慰；勸解；取悅 To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate.
Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. -- Pope.
Propitiate (v. i.) To make propitiation; to atone.
Propitiate (v.) Make peace with [syn: propitiate, appease].
Propitiation (n.) 撫慰；勸解；補償；贖罪 The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
Propitiation (n.) (Theol.) That which propitiates; atonement or atoning sacrifice; specifically, the influence or effects of the death of Christ in appeasing the divine justice, and conciliating the divine favor.
He [Jesus Christ] is the propitiation for our sins. -- 1 John ii. 2.
Propitiation
(n.) The
act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity [syn: placation,
conciliation, propitiation].
Propitiation (n.) The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement, propitiation].
Propitiation, () That by which God is rendered propitious, i.e., by which it becomes consistent with his character and government to pardon and bless the sinner. The propitiation does not procure his love or make him loving; it only renders it consistent for him to execise his love towards sinners.
In Rom. 3:25 and Heb. 9:5 (A.V., "mercy-seat") the Greek word_hilasterion_ is used. It is the word employed by the LXX. translators in Ex. 25:17 and elsewhere as the equivalent for the Hebrew _kapporeth_, which means "covering," and is used of the lid of the ark of the covenant (Ex. 25:21; 30:6). This Greek word (hilasterion) came to denote not only the mercy-seat or lid of the ark, but also propitation or reconciliation by blood. On the great day of atonement the high priest carried the blood of the sacrifice he offered for all the people within the veil and sprinkled with it the "mercy-seat," and so made propitiation.
In 1 John 2:2; 4:10, Christ is called the "propitiation for our sins." Here a different Greek word is used (hilasmos). Christ is "the propitiation," because by his becoming our substitute and assuming our obligations he expiated our guilt, covered it, by the vicarious punishment which he endured. (Comp. Heb. 2:17, where the expression "make reconciliation" of the A.V. is more correctly in the R.V. "make propitiation.")
Propitiator (n.) [L.] One who propitiates or appeases.
Propitiatorily (adv.) By way of propitiation.
Propitiatory (a.) Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. -- Sharp.