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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Propitiation \Pro*pi`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. propitiatio: cf. F.
   propitiation.]
   1. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor
      of an offended person; the act of making propitious.

   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.

            He [Jesus Christ] is the propitiation for our sins.
                                                  --1 John ii.
                                                  2.

資料來源 : WordNet®

propitiation
     n 1: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
          [syn: {placation}, {conciliation}]
     2: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially
        appeasing a deity) [syn: {expiation}, {atonement}]