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propitiation

  • \pʁɔ.pi.sja.sjɔ̃\

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Du latin propitiatio.

noun propitiations

  1. Action de rendre propice.
  2. Sacrifice offert à Dieu pour le rendre propice et pour apaiser sa colère. Le sacrifice de la messe est un sacrifice de propitiation.
  3. broadly Action de rendre propice. Cet achat, fait sur le tard, est peut-être une forme de défi ou de propitiation.

In English

  • atonement amends to restore a damaged relationship
  • propitiation the act of propitiating; placation, atonement, expiation

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"propitiation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/propitiation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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propitiation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/propitiation

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"propitiation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/propitiation.

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@misc{propitiation_2026,
  title = {propitiation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/propitiation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}