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Can someone please explain these terms to me? I have some idea of the difference between the two, but I’m not sure. Thank you.
 
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ex·pi·a·tion   /ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ Show Spelled
[ek-spee-ey-shuhn] Show IPA

–noun
  1. the act of expiating.
  2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English expiacioun < Latin expiātiōn- (stem of expiātiō ) atonement, satisfaction. See expiate, -ion

—Related forms
ex·pi·a·tion·al, adjective
non·ex·pi·a·tion, noun
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propitiate (prəˈpɪʃɪˌeɪt)

— vb
( tr ) to appease or make well disposed; conciliate

[C17: from Latin propitiāre to appease, from propitius gracious]

pro’pitiable

— adj

propiti’ation

— n

propiti’atious

— adj

pro’pitiative

— adj

pro’pitiator

— n

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propitiation

late 14c., from L.L. propitiationem (nom. propitiatio ) “an atonement,” from L. propitiare “render favorable,” from propitius “favorable, gracious, kind,” from pro- “forward” + petere “go to” (see petition). Earliest recorded form of the word is propitiatorium “the mercy seat, place of atonement” (c.1200), translating Gk. hilasterion .
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Propitiation definition

that by which God is rendered propitious, i.e., by which it becomes consistent with his character and government to pardon and bless the sinner. The propitiation does not procure his love or make him loving; it only renders it consistent for him to execise his love towards sinners. In Rom. 3:25 and Heb. 9:5 (A.V., “mercy-seat”) the Greek word hilasterion is used. It is the word employed by the LXX. translators in Ex. 25:17 and elsewhere as the equivalent for the Hebrew kapporeth, which means “covering,” and is used of the lid of the ark of the covenant (Ex. 25:21; 30:6). This Greek word (hilasterion) came to denote not only the mercy-seat or lid of the ark, but also propitation or reconciliation by blood. On the great day of atonement the high priest carried the blood of the sacrifice he offered for all the people within the veil and sprinkled with it the “mercy-seat,” and so made propitiation. In 1 John 2:2; 4:10, Christ is called the “propitiation for our sins.” Here a different Greek word is used (hilasmos). Christ is “the propitiation,” because by his becoming our substitute and assuming our obligations he expiated our guilt, covered it, by the vicarious punishment which he endured. (Comp. Heb. 2:17, where the expression “make reconciliation” of the A.V. is more correctly in the R.V. “make propitiation.”)

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ex·pi·a·tion   /ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ Show Spelled
[ek-spee-ey-shuhn] Show IPA

–noun
  1. the act of expiating.
  2. the means by which atonement or reparation is made.
    Use Expiation in a Sentence
    See images of Expiation
    Search Expiation on the Web

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English expiacioun < Latin expiātiōn- (stem of expiātiō ) atonement, satisfaction. See expiate, -ion

—Related forms
ex·pi·a·tion·al, adjective
non·ex·pi·a·tion, noun
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expiation (ˌɛkspɪˈeɪʃən)

— n
the act, process, or a means of expiating; atonement

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expiation

early 15c., from L. expiationem (nom. expiatio ), from expiatus , pp. of expiare “make amends,” from ex- “completely” + piare “propitiate, appease,” from pius “faithful, loyal, devout.”
“The sacrifice of expiation is that which tendeth to appease the wrath of God.” [1561]
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Expiation definition

Guilt is said to be expiated when it is visited with punishment falling on a substitute. Expiation is made for our sins when they are punished not in ourselves but in another who consents to stand in our room. It is that by which reconciliation is effected. Sin is thus said to be “covered” by vicarious satisfaction. The cover or lid of the ark is termed in the LXX. hilasterion, that which covered or shut out the claims and demands of the law against the sins of God’s people, whereby he became “propitious” to them. The idea of vicarious expiation runs through the whole Old Testament system of sacrifices. (See PROPITIATION.)

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Can someone please explain these terms to me? I have some idea of the difference between the two, but I’m not sure. Thank you.
As I’ve seen them used, they can often be used synonymously. The ‘difference’ between them, as I see it, is that propitiation is simply turning away wrath, while expiation is the atoning for the sin. They are connected.
 
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