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propitiation
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propitiation
(encz) | propitiation,smiřování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Propitiation
(gcide) | Propitiation \Pro*pi`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. propitiatio: cf. F.
propitiation.]
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1. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor
of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
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2. (Theol.) That which propitiates; atonement or atoning
sacrifice; specifically, the influence or effects of the
death of Christ in appeasing the divine justice, and
conciliating the divine favor.
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He [Jesus Christ] is the propitiation for our sins.
--1 John ii.
2.
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propitiation
(wn) | propitiation
n 1: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
[syn: placation, conciliation, propitiation]
2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially
appeasing a deity) [syn: expiation, atonement,
propitiation] |
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