propitiation

English

Etymology

From Middle English propiciacion, propiciacioun, from Anglo-Norman propiciatiun, Middle French propiciation, propitiation, and their etymon Latin propitiātiō.[1][2] By surface analysis, propitiate +‎ -ion.

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Noun

propitiation (countable and uncountable, plural propitiations)

  1. 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.
  2. (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

References

  1. ^ “propiciāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “propitiation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Noun

propitiation f (plural propitiations)

  1. propitiation

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