English → Latin
“propitiation” in Latin
plācātiōappeasementreconciliātiōreinstatement, restoration, renewal; reconciliation; reconciliation (sacrament)concordiaan agreement together, union, harmony, concord; an intimate friendexpiātiōsatisfaction, atonement, expiation, purification
The English word propitiation itself goes back to Latin propitius, through propitiātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
propitiation
Act of propitiating, placatio; reconciliatio; reconciliatio gratiae or concordiae.
An atonement, expiatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for propitiation?
- The usual Latin words for “propitiation” are plācātiō, reconciliātiō, concordia; also expiātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.