Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propitiation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: pro-pi-ti-a-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English propiciacion, propiciacioun, from Anglo-Norman propiciatiun, Middle French propiciation, propitiation, and their etymon Latin propitiātiō (stem propitiātiōn-). By surface analysis, propitiate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: propiciacion,propiciacioun, propiciatiun, propiciation,propitiation, propitiātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

propitiations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

expiation piation assyth atonement compensation redress indemnification propitiation

Synonyms

expiation atonement placation conciliation

Questions

What does propitiation mean?: The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
Where does propitiation come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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