pities

‖n. pl. [ NL., from L. caput, capitis, head + -branchiae gills. ] (Zool.) A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near the head. See Tubicola. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caespes, caespitis, a turf. ] An oil obtained by distillation of peat, and containing various members of the pyridine series. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. caespiticius, fr. caespes turf. ] Same as Cespitious. [ R. ] Gough. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to place upon. See Epithet. ] (Arch.) The uppermost member of the cornice of an entablature. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Hospice. ] 1. An inn; a lodging; a hospice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An inn of court. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unpropitious; unfavorable. [ Obs. ] “Dreams were impropitious.” Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable. ] Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See Piteous. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pit"i*a*ble*ness, n. -- Pit"i*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who pities. Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. James v. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion. [ 1913 Webster ]

A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable. [ 1913 Webster ]

That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition in the fool that uses it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Despicable; mean; paltry. See Contemptible. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pit"i*ful*ly, adv. -- Pit"i*ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pit"i*less*ly, adv. -- Pit"i*less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Precipitous. [ Obs. ] -- Prec`i*pi"tious*ly, adv. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. propitiabilis. ] Capable of being propitiated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Propitiated p. pr. & vb. n. Propitiating. ] [ L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious. ] To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage,
The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make propitiation; to atone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. propitiatio: cf. F. propitiation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) That which propitiates; atonement or atoning sacrifice; specifically, the influence or effects of the death of Christ in appeasing the divine justice, and conciliating the divine favor. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Jesus Christ ] is the propitiation for our sins. 1 John ii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who propitiates or appeases. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of propitiation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. propitiatorium. ] (Jewish Antiq.) The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire. ] Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. propitius, perhaps originally a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf. Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [ Love ] more propitious in my need. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Auspicious; favorable; kind. -- Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes “indicative of success, ” or “favored by incidental occurrences;” as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions, and decides our success; as, propitious gales; propitious influences. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. -- Pro*pi"tious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit; suited to the pulpit. [ R. ] -- Pul*pit"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.] Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]

a. Of or pertaining to the pulpit; like preaching. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of putting to sleep, or the state of being put to sleep; sleep. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Dementation and sopition of reason. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Stipes + -form. ] (Bot.) Having the shape of a stalk; stalklike. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not pitied. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pitiless; merciless. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Impious; wicked. [ Obs. ] “The life of the unpitous.” Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*pi"tous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*pi"tous*ness, n. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

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