propitiation
1
9.9
- noun
- /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Formal
:
propiciación
- In spite of the onward march of science and the propaganda of disbelief, people persist in attitudes of fear, petition, worship, propitiation, and even love toward supernatural entities.
- propitiation of spirits
- propitiation of ancestors
Why does why does an all loving being need propitiation for sin?
- Why does why does an all loving being need propitiation for sin?
- And so to what degree are we led by considerations of short term propitiation of unwarranted fear?
- For the consciousness that thinks in pictures the world has actually become and is evil, and the propitiation of the Absolute Being was a real event.
Examples
-
On their account, he brings sacred offerings in propitiation.
Academic text (1998) -
Hence the surrender to God or a deity, for the purpose of propitiation or homage, of some object or possession.
Academic text (1991) -
That he would be the propitiation, the payment that satisfies for us.
-
Spirits are inactive at this time, and therefore propitiation and sacrifice are not called for.
Academic text (1990) -
Third, cattle were critical for a number of ceremonies and rituals, such as the propitiation of ancestral spirits and funerals.
Academic text (2005) -
Again, items sacrificed and offered as propitiation include banana beer, coffee beans, other special herbs, and when available, a black goat or sheep.
Academic text (1990) -
"The ancestors ("those who came before") still require demonstrations of respect, fealty, piety, and propitiation through gifts of food from "those who come after."
Academic text (1998) -
Priests are elite sociopolitical functionaries who also have central roles in communal religious activities associated with propitiation and calendrical agricultural rituals.
Academic text (1998) -
The main transactional contexts shown include: (1) the banana grove head's propitiation of ancestors (or giving beer to one's father); (2) the banana grove head's tribute to the king (omakama); and (3) the omakama's propitiation of ancestral spirits.
Academic text (1990) -
The villagers made an offering as a propitiation to ensure a good harvest.
Synonyms
25
7.5
A way to make things right after doing something wrong
6
6.7
An act that brings people or groups back to peace with help from a neutral person
3
9.3
To do something to make up for a wrong and show you are sorry
An action that makes someone less angry by calming them or giving them what they want
The act of making people or groups friendly again after a disagreement
How Appeasing
114
5.3
6
6.7
- Formal
1
9.9
22
7.4
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
propitiation = propitiate (transparent) = propitiate + ation
Formed by the verb 'propitiate' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ation', so the noun directly denotes the act or process of propitiating.
Etymology
Propitiation comes from a Latin root meaning 'to make favorable' and shares its root with the English words propitious and propitiate. So propitiation is an act to 'win back favor', doing something like a gift or ritual to please or calm someone after you have upset them.