单词 | propitiation |
释义 | propitiationn. 1. a. The action of propitiating someone; appeasement, conciliation; atonement, expiation; an instance of this.Originally with reference to the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur (now more usually called Day of Atonement). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > propitiation > [noun] propitiationa1425 apeacement1581 propitiating1648 expiation1675 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > appeasing, pacifying, or propitiating likingeOE queemingeOE mitigationa1382 pleasinga1382 propitiationa1425 appeasement1430 pacification1437 appeasingc1522 reconcilement1581 placation1589 reflection1607 modificationa1641 commodation1643 pacation1658 conciliation1775 making-up1816 mollification1886 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Lev. xxv. 9 Thou schalt sowne with a clarioun in the seuenthe monethe, in the tenthe dai of the monethe, in the tyme of propiciacioun [v.r. doyng mercy; L. propitiationis], that is, merci, in al ȝoure lond. a1464 J. Capgrave Chron. Eng. (Cambr.) 35 (MED) In a grete fest called þe Propiciacioun he presumed for to do upon him þe prestis stole, and for to sense þe auter. 1538 Bp. J. Longland Serm. Good Frydaye sig. A.iv That of the olde lawe was called Festum Propiciationis, the feaste of Propiciatyon or of mercye. 1554 Bp. T. Watson Twoo Notable Serm. sig. V.viii Marke the purpose I bringe in this for, which is to atteine propitiation by ye oblation of ye sacrifice. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Ccv I cannot tel whether is more dolorous to me, thy vnhappie heauines almost past propitiation, or my debilitie and impotencie, insufficient to helpe thee. 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Lev. xxiii. 28 No seruile worke shal you doe the time of this day: because it is a day of propitiation, that the Lord your God may become propitious vnto you. 1656 N. Hardy First Epist. John: 1st Pt. (ii. 2) xxii. 399 This propitiation, as it is applicable, so it is annunciable to every man. 1720 Acct. Life & Writings Spinosa 7 The Lord God of Hosts,..whose holy and dreadful Name was pronounc'd by the High Priest in the Great Day of Propitiation. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 10. 54 By what propitiation, therefore, may I atone for my former gravity? 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxiv. 292 An attempt at cringing and propitiation, never was expressed in any one human figure as in that of Jonas. 1884 Harper's Mag. Nov. 889/1 They threw the salt over their shoulders,..in propitiation of evil powers, when they spilled it at table. 1950 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 28 July 18/5 No words of propitiation could influence him to relent. 2000 R. Niezen Spirit Wars ii. 13 Deities controlling the seasonal cycles of the land required attention and propitiation. b. concrete. That which is offered or sacrificed for the purpose of appeasement or expiation.Esp. with reference to Christ: cf. 1 John 2:2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [noun] > as propitiator or appeaser propitiation?a1450 mercy stoola1536 propitiator1536 propitiatory?1545 mercy table1549 mercy stock1550 Mercy seat1555 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > appeasing, pacifying, or propitiating > means of propitiation?a1450 appeasement1561 appeasing1561 peace offeringa1607 atonement1752 conciliatory1778 placating1892 ?a1450 in C. von Nolcken Middle Eng. Transl. Rosarium Theol. (1979) 95 (MED) We haue Iesu Criste, ane riȝtwisse aduocate anence þe Fader, and he is propiciacion for our synnes. 1536 R. Taverner tr. P. Melanchthon Apol. sig. D. viij, in Confessyon Fayth Germaynes He [sc. Christ] is our propiciacion for whiche we be nowe accompted ryghtwise. 1581 N. Woodes Conflict of Conscience i. ii. sig. Aiiijv Gods kingdome, where we shall, inherite our saluation, Geuen vnto vs from God, by Christ our true propitiation. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ii. 69 Christ is our Advocate, and he is the propiciation. 1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 317 Jesus Christ,..making his Soul an offering, for a propitiation and ransome, for satisfiing Divine justice, and reconciling us unto God. 1729 I. Watts Serm. Various Subjects III. v. 224 That God hath ordained his Son Jesus to be our Propitiation or Sacrifice of Atonement. 1760 W. Law Of Justif. by Faith & Wks. 34 How is Christ our Propitiation, or Peace, but by that, which he is. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iv. iii. 534 We are called to accept the crucified God-man as our sacrifice, an offering or oblation for us, our propitiation. 1939 Tararua Tramper Jan. 5 We jiggy-jagged on to Maungahuka, where we erected the dead marine as a propitiation to the Gods of derision. 1997 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 13 Sept. This is superlatively demonstrated by the fact that He made the supreme gesture in providing His only Son as a propitiation for sins. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [noun] well-likinglOE gracec1300 favoura1340 grace and favour1542 rooma1591 propitiation1639 good graces1670 beaux yeux1828 1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xviii. 54 That in the Day, the Day of visitation, God may looke on thee wth Propitiation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425 |
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