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propitiation

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pro·pi·ti·a·tion  (pr-psh-shn)
n.
1. The act of propitiating.
2. Something that propitiates, especially a conciliatory offering to a god.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.propitiation - the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
placation, conciliation
appeasement, calming - the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
2.propitiation - the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
atonement, expiation
redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
amends, reparation - something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
Translations
propitiation [prəˌpɪʃɪˈeɪʃən] N → propiciación f
propitiation
n (liter) → Versöhnung f, → Besänftigung f; as propitiation for, in propitiation of → als Sühne für
propitiation [prəˌpɪʃɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → propiziazione f
propitiation [prəˌpɪʃɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → propiziazione f


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She watched his countenance as if she were particularly wishful to be assured that he took kindly to his reception, she showed every possible desire to conciliate him, and there was an air of humble propitiation in all she did, such as I have seen pervade the bearing of a child towards a hard master.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
She seemed to be holding them up in propitiation for her passionate desire to know and to think, which in the unfriendly mediums of Tipton and Freshitt had issued in crying and red eyelids.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
Though Mr Rugg saw plainly there was no preventing this from being done, still the wryness of his face and the uneasiness of his limbs so sorely required the propitiation of a Protest, that he made one.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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