concrete. That which is offered or sacrificed for the purpose of appeasement or expiation.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > appeasing, pacifying, or propitiating > means of (7) propitiation?a1450 concrete. That which is offered or sacrificed for the purpose of appeasement or expiation. appeasement1561 The instrumentality or means of appeasing; propitiation. Obsolete. appeasing1561 The means of bringing peace or pacification. peace offeringa1607 An offering made to make or obtain peace; a propitiatory sacrifice or gift. atonement1752 The action of setting at one, or condition of being set at one, after discord or strife. The means or agent of appeasement. Obsolete. conciliatory1778 as n. A measure calculated to conciliate. placating1892 = placation, n. |
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