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Definition of Propitiating

Propitiating
Propitiate Pro*pi"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propitiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Propitiating.] [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious.] To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to conciliate. Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. --Pope.

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- Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a deity, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. It is related to the...
- was in an unfavorable position and his ailment could be cured only by propitiating the planet god Bṛhaspati. As laymen would find these rituals complex...
- administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the "priesthood"...
- aforementioned asura sought the boon of turning anything he touched to ash after propitiating Shiva. His boon granted, the asura decided to test the boon on Shiva...
- and the Gr**** gods punished any mortal who harmed trees without first propitiating the tree-nymphs. (****ociated with Oak trees) The dryads of the ash tree...
- Esoteric transmission Evocation Exorcism Initiation Invocation Meditation Propitiation Rite of p****age Ritual purification Sacrifice Societies A∴A∴ Élus Coëns...
- Esoteric transmission Evocation Exorcism Initiation Invocation Meditation Propitiation Rite of p****age Ritual purification Sacrifice Societies A∴A∴ Élus Coëns...
- goddess of the dead. Ovid's Fasti includes a p****age describing a rite propitiating Dea Tacita in order to "seal up hostile mouths / and unfriendly tongue"...
- Neptune apparent in the recommendation of the De Haruspi**** Responso for propitiating Neptune for the cracking sounds heard underground in the ager latiniensis...
- practised along with nat worship, which involves elaborate rituals to propitiate one from a pantheon of 37 nats. In a traditional village, the monastery...