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ex·pi·a·tion /ˌɛkspiˈeɪʃən/ Show Spelled
[ek-spee-ey-shuhn] Show IPA
–noun
- the act of expiating.
- 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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World English Dictionary
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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Word Origin & History
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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Bible Dictionary
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.”)
Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary
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