Definition of propitiation in English:
propitiation
noun prəˌpɪʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)nprəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən
mass noun1The action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person.
he lifted his hands in propitiation
Example sentencesExamples
- In the context of hunting, young girls are the appropriate instrument for the propitiation of the goddess and the securing of her favour.
- The third… is that of expiation, propitiation and reconciliation… [and] the fourth end, finally, is that of impetration.
- Yet the tigers of the Chitwan Valley can be elusive in the absence of propitiation by Tharu priests.
- He submits as the substitute for sinners who cannot possibly atone for their own sins; that is, he submits to the expiation (wiping clean) of that sin and the propitiation (appeasing satisfaction) of God's justified anger.
- Similarly, there are other rituals outside their sphere of activity, such as the propitiation or exorcism of dangerous spirits.
- 1.1 Atonement, especially that of Jesus Christ.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin propitiatio(n-), from the verb propitiare (see propitiate).
Definition of propitiation in US English:
propitiation
nounprəˌpiSHēˈāSHənprəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən
1The action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person.
he lifted his hands in propitiation
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet the tigers of the Chitwan Valley can be elusive in the absence of propitiation by Tharu priests.
- In the context of hunting, young girls are the appropriate instrument for the propitiation of the goddess and the securing of her favour.
- He submits as the substitute for sinners who cannot possibly atone for their own sins; that is, he submits to the expiation (wiping clean) of that sin and the propitiation (appeasing satisfaction) of God's justified anger.
- Similarly, there are other rituals outside their sphere of activity, such as the propitiation or exorcism of dangerous spirits.
- The third… is that of expiation, propitiation and reconciliation… [and] the fourth end, finally, is that of impetration.
- 1.1 Atonement, especially that of Jesus Christ.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin propitiatio(n-), from the verb propitiare (see propitiate).