What does propitiate mean?
Definitions for propitiate
prəˈpɪʃ iˌeɪtpro·pi·ti·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
propitiate, appeaseverb
make peace with
Wiktionary
propitiateverb
To conciliate, appease or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
Etymology: propitiare, from propitius.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PROPITIATEverb
To induce to favour; to gain; to conciliate; to make propitious.
Etymology: propitio, Lat.
You, her priest, declare
What off’rings may propitiate the fair,
Rich orient pearl, bright stones that ne’er decay,
Or polish’d lines which longer last than they. Edmund Waller.They believe the affairs of human life to be managed by certain spirits under him, whom they endeavour to propitiate by certain rites. Edward Stillingfleet.
Vengeance shall pursue the inhuman coast,
’Till they propitiate thy offended ghost. Dryden.Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage,
The God propitiate, and the pest assuage. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
propitiate
Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. While some use the term interchangeably with expiation, others draw a sharp distinction between the two. The discussion here encompasses usage only in Judaism and in the Christian tradition.
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propitiate
Propitiate refers to the act of making someone favorably inclined towards you or gaining their favor or goodwill, often through offerings, sacrifices, or specific actions. It can also refer to the action of appeasing a god, spirit, or person in order to avoid their anger or displeasure.
Webster Dictionary
Propitiateverb
to appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate
Propitiateverb
to make propitiation; to atone
Etymology: [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Propitiate
prō-pish′i-āt, v.t. to make propitious: to render favourable.—v.i. to make propitiation: to atone.—adj. Propi′tiable, that maybe propitiated or rendered favourable.—ns. Propitiā′tion, act of propitiating: (theol.) that which propitiates: atonement: the death of Christ as a ground of the forgiveness of sin; Propi′tiātor.—adv. Propi′tiatorily.—adj. Propi′tiātory, having power to propitiate: expiatory.—n. the Jewish mercy-seat.—adj. Propi′tious, favourable: disposed to be gracious or merciful: ready to forgive.—adv. Propi′tiously.—n. Propi′tiousness. [L. propitiāre, -ātum, to make favourable—propitius, well disposed; orig. perh. an augur's term with reference to the flying of birds—pro, forward, petĕre, to seek, orig. fly; by others conn. with prope, near.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of propitiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of propitiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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