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Webster 1913 Edition
Propitiation
Pro-piˊti-a′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Propitiation
PROPITIATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of appeasing wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.2.
In theology, the atonement or atoning sacrifice offered to God to assuage his wrath and render him propitious to sinners. Christ is the propitiation for the sins of men. Rom.3. 1 John 2.