Propitiation

noun

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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

Synonyms

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expiationplacationamendsappeasementassythatonement

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"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"

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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