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propitiation

[ pruh-pish-ee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of propitiating; conciliation:

    the propitiation of the wrathful gods.

  2. something that propitiates.

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Other Words From

  • nonpro·piti·ation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of propitiation1

1350–1400; Middle English propiciacioun < Late Latin propitiātiōn- (stem of propitiātiō ) appeasement. See propitiate, -ion

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