propitiation

English

Etymology

Latin propitiātiō; surface analysis is propitiate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

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Noun

propitiation (countable and uncountable, plural propitiations)

1. The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but with the added concept of 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

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

the act of propitiating; placation, atonement, expiation

• Bulgarian: умилостяване n (umilostjavane)
• Ewe: avulénu
• French: expier (fr)
• Greek: εξευμένιση (el) f (exevménisi), κατευνασμός (el) m (katevnasmós)

  Ancient: ἵλασμα n (hílasma), ἱλασμός m (hilasmós)

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• Latin: propitiātiō f
• Polish: przebłagiwanie n
• Portuguese: propiciação (pt) f
• Romanian: ispășire (ro), ispăși (ro)
• Russian: умилостивле́ние (ru) n (umilostivlénije), умиротворе́ние (ru) n (umirotvorénije)
• Spanish: propiciación (es) f

Further reading

• propitiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Noun

propitiation f (plural propitiations)

1. propitiation

Further reading

• “propitiation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.