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Propitiation
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<p>Propitiation is the act of appeasing or making well-disposed a <a href="/facts/Deity/doCvhDHj">deity</a>, thus incurring divine favor or avoiding divine retribution. It is related to the idea of <a href="/facts/Atonement/AyfuWJGA">atonement</a> and sometime mistakenly conflated with <a href="/facts/Expiation/3P6Uqb4T">expiation</a>. The discussion here encompasses usage only in the <a href="/facts/Christianity/nKyJHlqq">Christian</a> tradition. </p>