propitiation

propitiation is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)

   Synonyms: atonement, expiation

4. noun. the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

   Synonyms: conciliation, placation

Synonyms

atonement, expiation, conciliation, placation

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