propitiation

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ UK /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of appeasing or winning the favor of a deity or person

They offered a sacrifice in propitiation of the angry gods.

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Etymology

From Old French propitiation, from Late Latin propitiationem ('atonement'), from Latin propitiare ('to appease, render favorable'), from propitius ('favorable, gracious').

propitiatio Latin propitius Latin

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# propitiation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /prəˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of appeasing or winning the favor of a deity or person

## Examples
- They offered a sacrifice in propitiation of the angry gods.

## Synonyms
- appeasement
- conciliation
- atonement
- placation
- reconciliation
- expiation

## Antonyms
- provocation
- alienation
- antagonism

## Related Forms
- propitiate
- propitious
- propitiatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: propitiatio
- Root: propitius

## Etymology
From Old French propitiation, from Late Latin propitiationem ('atonement'), from Latin propitiare ('to appease, render favorable'), from propitius ('favorable, gracious').

## AI Etymology
Propitiation is from Old French propitiation, from Late Latin propitiationem ('atonement'), from Latin propitiare ('to appease, render favorable'), from propitius ('favorable, gracious'). Important recorded forms include propitiatio (Latin) and propitius (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of appeasing or winning the favor of a deity or person. The wider family includes related words such as propitiate, propitious, and propitiatory.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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