Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being propitious, in any sense of that word.
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- noun The favorable quality of strongly indicating a
successful result.
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- noun the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
Etymologies
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Examples
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Those sacred waters were called Agastya, and Saubhadra and Pauloma of great holiness, and Karandhama of great propitiousness yielding the fruits of a horse-sacrifice unto those that bathed there, and Bharadwaja, that great washer of sins.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Without further words he ran back to the boat, and the last Kenkenes saw of him, he was frantically urging his boatmen to greater speed, back to On. Kenkenes had come to the Nile that morning, rejoicing in the propitiousness of his opportunity.
The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt Elizabeth Miller
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Pauloma of great holiness, and Karandhama of great propitiousness yielding the fruits of a horse-sacrifice unto those that bathed there, and Bharadwaja, that great washer of sins.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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They lay at anchor in river mouth, waiting on propitiousness.
1492, 1922
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They lay at anchor in river mouth, waiting on propitiousness.
1492 Mary Johnston 1903
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And then, sure of the shadow and the propitiousness of the moment, he kissed her.
The Lure of the Mask Harold MacGrath 1901
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This smithy of Newlands filled the function which under a higher propitiousness of circumstance is answered by a club.
A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Hall Caine 1892
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Wullahy! many adventures were mine, and if there's some day propitiousness in fortune, O old woman, I'll tell thee of what befell me in the kingdom of Shah Shamshureen: 'tis wondrous, a matter to draw down the lower jaw with amazement!
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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Wullahy! many adventures were mine, and if there's some day propitiousness in fortune, O old woman, I'll tell thee of what befell me in the kingdom of Shah Shamshureen: 'tis wondrous, a matter to draw down the lower jaw with amazement!
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Wullahy! many adventures were mine, and if there's some day propitiousness in fortune, O old woman, I'll tell thee of what befell me in the kingdom of Shah Shamshureen: 'tis wondrous, a matter to draw down the lower jaw with amazement!
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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