Synonyms for propitiation
Most common
atonement reparation expiation reconciliation placation intercession
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Atonement
atonement, expiation, reparation, satisfaction, compensation, indemnification, redemption, recompense, redress, amends
2. Conciliation
conciliation, reconciliation, appeasement, pacification, peacemaking, placation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.
- n. 2
The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin.
Forms
- Plural
- propitiations → atonements, expiations, reparations, satisfactions…
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Propitiation is an offering, action, or sacrifice that makes the governing power propitious toward the offender. Propitiation appeases the lawgiver; satisfaction meets the requirements of the law.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- atonement Accept suffering and achieve atonement through it — that is what you must do.
- reconciliation She was hostile to any attempt at reconciliation.
- intercession The saints aid us by their intercession.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| propitiation | rising | |
| atonement | rising | |
| reparation | falling | |
| expiation | steady | |
| reconciliation | rising | |
| placation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- amends2
- 7 letters
- redress2
- 9 letters
- atonement3, expiation, placation
- 10 letters
- redemption3, reparation4, recompense3
- 11 letters
- appeasement3, peacemaking3
- 12 letters
- compensation4, satisfaction4, intercession4, conciliation5, pacification5
- 14 letters
- reconciliation6
- 15 letters
- indemnification6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amends2 = 2 syllables).