propitiation
noun
propitiation is spelled P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, propitiation means “The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of propitiation is propitiations.
How many letters and syllables are in propitiation?
| Letters | 12: P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is propitiation?
Propitiation appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce propitiation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-propitiation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of propitiation
- propitiations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does propitiation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
- 2
The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Propitiation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of propitiating; placation, atonement, expiation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | expier, propitiation |
| Portuguese | propiciação |
| Spanish | propiciación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does propitiation come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).