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pacifying — index palliative (abating) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Pacifying — Pacify Pac i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pacified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pacifying}.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis, peace + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Peace}, and { fy}.] To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pacifying — Synonyms and related words: appeasing, calming, conciliatory, cradling, dreamy, drowsy, gentling, hushing, irenic, lulling, mollifying, pacific, pacificatory, placative, placatory, propitiative, propitiatory, quietening, reconciliatory, restful,… … Moby Thesaurus
pacifying — adj. calming; softening; placating, appeasing; bringing peace pac·i·fy || pæsɪfaɪ v. soothe, calm; placate, appease; soften; bring to a state of peace … English contemporary dictionary
Chinkon — Pacifying the soul = [mi]tama shizume. A chin kon sai (matsuri for the pacification or repose of souls) is held in the imperial palace before the daijosai and the rite is practised especially at the Iso no kami jingu, Tenri, Nara. The idea of … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
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