The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
placated — pla·cate || pleɪ keɪt /plÉ™ keɪt v. appease, satisfy; conciliate, reconcile; calm, pacify, comfort … English contemporary dictionary
be placated — index relent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Placate — Pla cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate, akin to placere to please. See {Please}.] To appease; to pacify; to concilate. Therefore is he always propitiated and placated.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Placating — Placate Pla cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate, akin to placere to please. See {Please}.] To appease; to pacify; to concilate. Therefore is he always propitiated and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Religion in ancient Rome — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl … Universalium
mudang — In Korean religion, a priestess who effects cures, tells fortunes, soothes spirits of the dead, and wards off evil. Her male counterpart is called a paksu. The principal occasion for a performance by a mudang is the kut, a trance ritual in which… … Universalium
wakan — Among some American Indian tribes, a spiritual power of supernatural origin belonging to some natural objects, people, horses, and celestial and terrestrial phenomena. Wakan can be conceived of as weak or strong powers; the weak can be ignored… … Universalium
angel and demon — ▪ religion Introduction demon also spelled daemon respectively, any benevolent or malevolent spiritual being that mediates between the transcendent and temporal realms. Throughout the history of religions (myth), varying kinds and… … Universalium
