propitiation
French, noun\pʁɔ.pi.sja.sjɔ̃\
propitiation is spelled P-R-O-P-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 190,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Propitiation is a French feminine noun meaning “propitiation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de rendre propice”.
What does propitiation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepropitiation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de rendre propice. 2. Sacrifice offert à Dieu pour le rendre propice et pour apaiser sa colère. 3. Action de rendre propice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of propitiation
- propitiations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce propitiation?
- \pʁɔ.pi.sja.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to propitiation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is propitiation in French?
propitiation appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).