propitious

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

PROPI'TIOUS, adjective [Latin propitius.] Favorable; kind; applied to men. 1. Disposed to be gracious or merciful; ready to forgive sins and bestow blessings; applied to God. 2. Favorable; as a propitious season.
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