propitiation
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- noun
- /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Formal
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeWhy 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
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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.
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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
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7.5
A way to make things right after doing something wrong
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6.7
An act that brings people or groups back to peace with help from a neutral person
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9.3
To do something to make up for a wrong and show you are sorry
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6.5
The act of making people or groups friendly again after a disagreement
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8.5
An action that makes someone less angry by calming them or giving them what they want
How Appeasing
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- Formal
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9.9
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8.5
- Formal
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8.4
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.