- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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