propitiation
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English
Etymology
From Latin propitiātiō. By surface analysis, propitiate + -ion.
Pronunciation
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Noun
propitiation (countable and uncountable, plural propitiations)
- The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
- Coordinate term: expiation
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Romans 3:25:
- Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 13:
- At the base of the whole process by which divinities and demons were created, and rites for their propitiation and placation established, lay Fear - fear stimulating the imagination to fantastic activity.
- (theology) The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
Usage notes
- Primarily used with respect to a god or spirits.
Translations
the act of propitiating; placation, atonement, expiation
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Further reading
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
propitiation f (plural propitiations)
Further reading
- “propitiation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.