Noun
The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
That which propitiates; atonement or atoning sacrifice; specifically, the influence or effects of the death of Christ in appeasing the divine justice, and conciliating the divine favor.
Source: Webster's dictionary"1 John 2:2 (KJV) And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." Source: Internet
J.I. Packer, Knowing God, p.207 John Stott writes that propitiation "does not make God gracious. Source: Internet
Another Greek word, hilasmos, is used for Christ as our propitiation. Source: Internet
But though I cannot satisfy, and have not; yet there is one, Jesus Christ, who gave his life a ransom for many, and whom God hath given as a propitiation for sins. Source: Internet
By this definition, then, piety can be either genuine, in that it springs from spiritual piety, or false, in that it is an attempt to exhibit the signs of piety for their own sake, or for some other reason (such as propitiation or public esteem). Source: Internet
In all branches of Judaism, Kohanim do not perform roles of propitiation, sacrifice, or sacrament. Source: Internet