# propitiation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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