Literary notes about Propitiation (AI summary)
The term "propitiation" appears in literature as a multifaceted concept, often referring to an act of appeasement or reconciliation with a divine or supernatural force. In many religious texts, it is employed to describe the sacrificial offering that atones for sin and restores favor, as in the depiction of Christ’s sacrifice for the redemption of humanity ([1], [2], [3]). In other contexts, propitiation extends beyond the strictly theological, invoking rituals meant to placate deities or spirits through specific ceremonies or gifts ([4], [5], [6]). Authors also use the word metaphorically, suggesting a personal or symbolic act to mollify anger or shame, thereby enriching its meaning with layers of cultural and emotional resonance ([7], [8]).
- "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
— from God's Plan with Men by T. T. (Thomas Theodore) Martin - 2. He is the Propitiation for our Sins, and not for ours only, 341.png 338 but also for the Sins of the whole World.
— from The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Pöllnitz, Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von - You say your sins are too great for pardon, but is not the divine propitiation sufficient for them all?
— from Multiplied Blessings: Eighteen Short Readings by Edward Hoare - Another form of “propitiation” ( buang-buangan limas ) ceremony consists in loading a limas with the offerings.
— from Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat - On rathasapthami day, an orthodox Hindu should bathe his head and shoulders with arka leaves in propitiation of Surya (the sun).
— from Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston - These were conceived to be in the form of animals, and various acts of propitiation to them were performed.
— from The Lenâpé and Their Legends With the complete text and symbols of the Walam olum, a new translation, and an inquiry into its authenticity by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton - He carried his head on one side, partly in modest depreciation of himself, partly in modest propitiation of everybody else.
— from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - I feel ... as if I ought to throw over something I loved as a sacrifice of propitiation.
— from The Rhodesian by Gertrude Page
