Consolatory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, a. [L. consolatorius.]
     Of a consoling or comforting nature.
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           The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of
           justice; and it has with truth been said to be


           consolatory to the human mind.           --Burke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, n.
     That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for
     consolation. [R.] --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  consolatory
       adj : affording comfort or solace [syn: {comforting}, {consoling}]