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- DictionaryPro·pi·ti·a·tion/prəˌpiSHēˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of propitiating or appeasing a god, spirit, or person: "he lifted his hands in propitiation"
noun
Appeasing or making well-disposed a deity
Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. It is related to the idea of atonement and sometime mistakenly conflated with expiation. The discussion here encompasses usage only in the Christian tradition. Wikipedia