Propitiation

Definitions

1. The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
   countable, uncountable
2. The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Whom God hath set⟳ forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare⟳ his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God”

“At the base⟳ of the whole process⟳ by which divinities and demons were created, and rites for their propitiation and placation established, lay⟳ Fear - fear stimulating the imagination to fantastic activity.”

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