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Noun
- 1. placation, conciliation, propitiation, appeasement, calming
- usage: the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
- 2. expiation, atonement, propitiation, redemption, salvation
- usage: the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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Definition and meaning of propitiation (Dictionary)