Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PROPH'ET-ESS, n.

A female prophet; a woman who foretells future events, as Miriam, Huldah, Anna, &c. – Exod. xv. Judg. iv. Luke ii.

PRO-PHET'IC, or PRO-PHET'IC-AL, a.

1. Containing prophecy; foretelling future events; as, prophetic writings.
2. Unfolding future events; as, prophetic dreams. It has of before the thing foretold. And fears are oft prophetic of th' event. – Dryden.

PRO-PHET'IC-AL-LY, adv.

By way of prediction; in the manner of prophecy. – Dryden.

PROPH'ET-IZE, v.i.

To give prediction. [Not used.]

PROPH'ET-LIKE, a.

Like a prophet. – Shak.

PRO-PHOR'IC, a. [Gr. προφορικος.]

Enunciative.

PRO-PHY-LAC'TIC, or PRO-PHY-LAC'TICAL, a. [Gr. προφυλακτικος, from προφυλασσω, to prevent, to guard against; προ and φυλασσω, to preserve.]

In medicine, preventive; defending from disease. – Coxe.

PRO-PHY-LAC'TIC, n.

A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive. – Coxe.

PROP-IN-A'TION, n. [L. propinatio; propino; Gr. προ and πινω, to drink.]

The act of pledging, or drinking first and then offering the cup to another. – Potter.

PRO-PINE', v.t. [L. propino, supra.]

1. To pledge; to drink first and then offer the cup to another. [Not used.]
2. To expose. [Not used.]

PRO-PIN'QUI-TY, n. [L. propinquitas, from propinquus, near.]

1. Nearness in place; neighborhood. – Ray.
2. Nearness in time. – Brown.
3. Nearness of blood; kindred. – Shak.

PRO-PI'TI-ABLE, a. [See Propitiate.]

That may be induced to favor, or that may be made propitious.

PRO-PI'TIATE, v.t. [L. propitio. Qu. pro and the root of L. pio, Eng. pity.]

To conciliate; to appease one offended and render him favorable; to make propitious. Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, / The god propitiate and the pest assuage. – Pope.

PRO-PI'TIA-TED, pp.

Appeased and rendered favorable; conciliated.

PRO-PI'TIA-TING, ppr.

Conciliating; appeasing the wrath of and rendering favorable.

PRO-PI-TI-A'TION, n. [propisia'shon; Fr.; from propitiate.]

1. The act of appeasing wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
2. In theology, the atonement or atoning sacrifice offered to God to assuage his wrath and render him propitious to sinners. Christ is the propitiation for the sins of men. – Rom. iii. 1 John ii.

PRO-PI-TIA'TOR, n.

One who propitiates. – Sherwood.

PRO-PI'TIA-TO-RI-LY, adv.

By way of propitiation.

PRO-PI'TIA-TO-RY, a.

Having the power to make propitious; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. – Stillingfleet.

PRO-PI'TIA-TO-RY, n.

Among the Jews, the mercy-seat; the lid or cover of the ark of the covenant, lined within and without with plates of gold. This was a type of Christ. – Encyc.

PRO-PI'TIOUS, a. [L. propitius.]

1. Favorable; kind; applied to men.
2. Disposed to be gracious or merciful; ready to forgive sins and bestow blessings; applied to God.
3. Favorable; as, a propitious season.

PRO-PI'TIOUS-LY, adv.

Favorably; kindly. – Roscommon.

PRO-PI'TIOUS-NESS, n.

1. Kindness; disposition to treat another kindly; disposition to forgive.
2. Favorableness; as, the propitiousness of the season or climate. – Temple.

PRO'PLASM, n. [Gr. προ and πλασμα, a device.]

A mold; a matrix. – Woodward.

PRO-PLAS'TICE, n. [supra.]

The art of making molds for castings.