English Explanatory Dictionary

propitiation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
  2. The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

propitiation propitiations

Etymology

From Middle English propiciacion, propiciacioun, from Anglo-Norman propiciatiun, Middle French propiciation, propitiation, and their etymon Latin propitiātiō (stem propitiātiōn-). By surface analysis, propitiate + -ion.

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