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Propitiation

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger. countable, uncountable

    "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"

  2. 2
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) wordnet
  3. 3
    The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity wordnet

Etymology

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

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